© C. Hay (CC BY-NC-SA)
© C. Hay (CC BY-NC-SA)
Canteen Token - 1 Fen Shanghai Mint ND
| Aluminium | 7.0 g | - |
| Location | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Period | People's Republic (1949-date) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Years | 1950-1960 |
| Value | 1 Fen (0.01) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 7.0 g |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#122293 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Denomination.
Lettering:
壹
分
Edge
Plain
Comment
Canteen token of "Shanghai Mint Factory" - These unusual rectangular (undated) tokens of 28.5mm x 14.5mm were used in the Shanghai Mint in the 1950's – 60’s.To discourage theft, regular coins were not permitted to be used within the mint. The token is part of a set comprising 1 Fen, 5 Fen and 1 Jiao.
Chinese government factories were numbered 3 digit for civilian and 4 digit for military factories. But this factory wanted to disguise itself. VIV is not the Roman numerals for 515, but it is VI + I + IV = 614 which is the number of Shanghai Mint State factory.
