Need help figuring these out - The first is from Rep. of China, made of silver and weighs 5.2 grams. My question - it looks a lot like Y#335, but with legends more similar to the smaller 10 cent Y#334. Is this normal, or a mule of some sort? The second is from India, date looks like AH 1172, Arcot mint and a half-rupee size (5.7 grams silver). - I cannot find anything of the sort in the 18th century Krause book. Is it un-listed? Thanks!
Regarding about the Chinese coin, it says the Republic of China 15th year, which is 1926, denomination, 20 cents or 2 jiao.
What am I missing? The denomination legend includes the characters for "5"and "1" not adjacent to each other. There is no "2" or "10", which would be next to each other, and combine for "20". It differs significantly from the legend shown in Krause for Y#335, as pointed out by the OP, but doesn't appear to match Y#334 either. (The picture of the smaller coin in Krause is very indistinct.) I am also seeing differences in the calligraphy within the wreath. Unlisted variety? The denomination doesn't match the metallic content/size. Mule? A mule customarily has two genuine sides, from different coins. This one's obverse just doesn't compute. Counterfeit? Fakes with the correct size and weight of real silver coins are generally pieces with numismatic value much greater than bullion value. Fantasy piece? Why would it be made so similar to, yet distinctly different from, a genuine commemorative coin? Whatsit? Ya pays yer muny and takes yer cherse!
hontonai, please take my word for it. In the middle of the second image, it does say 2 jiao. The character for "two" is the old formal format of how the character would be written. The character jiao means "ten fen" hence, twenty fen. In evidence to this, at the bottom, it does say for every 5 of this coin would become 1 yuan.
