© Micheal Linke
© Micheal Linke
Canteen Token - 5 Fen Shanghai Mint ND
| Aluminium | - | - |
| 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 | 5 Fen (0.05) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Size | 33.5 × 17 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#341350 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Denomination.
Lettering:
伍
分
Translation: 5 cents
Edge
Plain
Comment
Canteen token of "Shanghai Mint Factory" - These unusual rectangular (undated) tokens of 33.5mm x 17mm 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.
