256, Lot: 576. Estimate $75. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Republic. CU 2 Fēn (31mm, 10.39 g, 10h). Tiānjīn Central (Tientsin) mint. Dated year 22 of the Republic (1933). Legend around quatrefoil; all within chain border / Wreath. KM (Y) 312. EF.

From the HLT Collection.

In 1933, Shangai superseded Tiānjīn as the central mint for the Republic of China.