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50 Cash, China, 1912

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) 50 cash coin,
China, Honan Province, 1920
Obverse Image: Two symetrical wheat stalks and foliage with a blossom in the center, Chinese text surrounds this image above a pearled circle.
Obverse Text: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / YUAN / SHIH / WU
Reverse Image: Crossed flags, left with star and right with stripes; florals at left and right, short flagpoles.
Reverse Text: HO / NAN / 50 / CASH
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Date made
1920
Credit Line
Chase Manhattan Bank
Physical Description
copper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1 mm x 38.5 mm; 1/32 in x 1 17/32 in
Object Name
coin
50 Cash, China, 1912
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