10 Sb Fen
Features
| Issuer |
Kweichow Province
(Chinese provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Province of the Republic of China (1912-1949)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 20 (1931) |
| Calendar | Chinese republican |
| Value | 10 Sb Fen = ¼ Fen (0.0025) |
| Currency | Yuan (1888-1949) |
| Composition | Inny (40%Antimony60%Lead) |
| Weight | 5.02 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 42344 |
| References | Y# 429 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). |
Obverse
Cztery chińskie ideogramy czytane od prawej do lewej, od góry do dołu, otoczone kolejnymi ideogramami.
Script: chiński
Lettering:
年十二國民華中
當
幣銻
十
造省州貴
Reverse
(en) Sun with twelve rays. Two stars lay both-side out of pearl circle.
Edge
(en) Plain, sometimes reeded
Comments
(en)
This is possibly the world's only antimony coin that was meant for general circulation.
Made at the Kueiyang Arsenal (貴陽修槍廠), these pieces were originally made in 1931, but were only put into circulation in 1933. While these pieces have a denomination of 10 Fen, the official exchange between one silver Yuan and one antimony coin was 1:400, meaning the actual value of an antimony fen was 0.25 Fen.
Due to how soft antimony is, and how quickly these coins wore down, they were not popular amongst the citizens.
In fact, the antimony coin is 40±6% antimony and 60±8% lead with fewer than 4% Cu&Ti&Zn. Coin weight is between 4.7~6gram. Thickness is between 1.0~1.6mm.
Pearls are often 82, sometimes 80 or 84. In 82-pearl version, there's a pit on 貴.
Imitations or called odd version exist, like PCGS 42827306.
In history document, these coins are reeded edge. But in obsevation, smooth edge is the most, reeded ones are rare.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 20 (1931) | 500 000 | (en) 年十二 | |||||||||||||
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