The Twenty Cash Commentary

The definitive English-language guide to the general issue twenty cash, two fen, two xian, and two cent coins of the Republic of China issued from 1912 to 1941, including the dragon “restrikes” issued under Republic-era governments. Covers 49 varieties, as compared to the 16 varieties in the Standard Catalog of World Coins. Also covers pattern, fantasy, and private issue twenty cash coins issued during those years. Observant collectors of Chinese coins likely will have seen that each Standard Catalog entry actually covers more than one variety, that several varieties are not covered at all, and that many coin descriptions are confusing or incomplete. This guide solves those problems. For example, it covers the four varieties of Y-308; the three varieties of Y-308a; the three varieties of Y-312; and the several varieties of each of the Hu-Poo dragon restrikes, Y-5, Y-5.1, and Y-5.2. It explains the easy way to distinguish Y-5.1 from Y-5.2. And it covers the varieties with the obverse of Y-308 and the reverse of Y-308a (and vice versa) that are not in the prior English-language guides. The detailed text and photographs in this guide, which meticulously describes all of the general issue twenty cash, two fen, two xian, and two cent varieties, should end any uncertainty.