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1912, China, Szechuan Province (Military Government). Brass 10 Cash Coin. VF

Denomination: 10 Cash
Mint Date: 1912 (Year 1)
Region: Szechuan Province
Reference: CCC 417, Duan 1919, KM-Y#447a.
Condition: Struck with broken obverse dies, cleaned/polished, otherwise VF
Diameter: 29mm
Weight: 6.71gm
Material: Brass

Obverse: Two characters within circle, surrounded by 18 circlets. Six characters above, rosettes at sides.

Reverse: Four characters around large rosette. All within circle of dots. Four characters above, denomination below, rosettes at sides.

Sichuan (known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the southwest of the country. The current name of the province, is an abbreviation "Sì Chuanlù", or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from "Chuanxiá Sìlù", or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Northern Song Dynasty. The capital is Chengdu, a key economic centre of Western China.

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