"deutsch Kiautschou Gebiet"

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ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 7:56 pm Kiau Chau (German Colony of China) 1909 Y#2. You can see the lines on the Imperial Eagle's feathers.. buried in a bag I paid $25.00 for. O.o quote: The coinage of Kiaochou is restricted to two pieces thereby making it one of the least prolific fields from which numismatists may collect. Copper nickel coins of twenty-five percent nickel and seventy-five percent copper alloy were struck at the Berlin mint in Germany under the direction of Kaiser Wilhelm's mint-masters. These coins of five and ten cents denominations are all dated 1909 and bear on their obverse a German spread eagle with the inscription "Deutsch Kiautschou Gebiet" (German Kiaochou Territory) above and the date "1909"below. The coins'value appears to the left and right of the eagle. The reverse of these coins contain the Chinese inscription "Ta Der Guo Bao"(Germany's Currency) within an inner circle, and "Kiautschou, Ching Tao" (Kiaochou, Tsingtao) which appears in the border. The diameter of the five cent piece is 19mm, while that of the ten cent coin is 22mm. Mintage was restricted to 610,000 five cent and 670,000 ten cent pieces. The value of these coins was calculated on the basis of 100 cents being equal to one Mexican Silver Dollar. The Germans made these coins the sole legal tender coinage of the colony, forcing the Chinese to use them to the exclusion of the Chinese coins circulating elsewhere. Imagine, Tsingtao is known for brewing beer. ;) Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 12:41 am Yep, the Tsingtao breweries and the coins are just about the only lasting legacies of German colonial rule in Kiau Chau. quote: ...buried in a bag I paid $25.00 for... Wow. Neat find from a grab-bag! I paid AU$85 for my 10¢ several years ago. Bet you'd have been all when you spotted that! Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 12:51 am A coin that's from a German colony in China is always pretty fascinting, I never even knew they got their foot in there as did the Portuguese and Brits.. Report this Post to the Staff
justabeginner Pillar of the Community Australia 1014 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 01:24 am Hey Elle, is your mail working? Have you been recieving mails from me recently? Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 01:33 am JAB, I haven't been getting many emails at all, lately! Hrm. I wonder what's wrong with it now. >< Matty, I didn't remember there was a German coin from China either, until I found it. I do remember after the fact laughing with my husband that the Germans had colonized Tsingtao. We found the beer long before we read in Krause about the coin. Sap, You are entirely correct once again. In the words of a friend, I felt like I'd hit the JACKPOT! And now that I've finished going through the rest of the bag, I've got a few more surprises on which I'd like to find out more information. Report this Post to the Staff
justabeginner Pillar of the Community Australia 1014 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 01:37 am Elle, no emails at all? darn... I was rejoicing in my recent new silver and was keen to share it with you... Thx MLFLY... Report this Post to the Staff
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