Chinese mints

 

Province City Established Remarks
Kiangsu Shanghai 1921 Started working March 1933, closed 1937
Kiangsu Nanking 1897 Silver and copper. Burned down 1929
Kiangsu Tsingkiang 1905 Produced coppers only
Chekiang Hangchow 1896 Mostly silver; closed down early 1930s
Anhwei Anking 1897 Closed in 1899, followed by another mint
Fukien Foochow 1901 Under provincial government; small coin
Fukien Hungshanchao 1905 Was under military control. Small coin
Fukien Makiang 1905 Was under naval control. Small coin
Fukien Shahshien 1924 Was under military control Small coin
Fukien Amoy 1924 Controlled by merchants. Small coin
Fukien Yenping 1925 Subsidiary silver coinage only
Fukien Yuki 1925 Subsidiary silver coinage only
Kwangsi Nanning 1905 Mostly coppers; stopped work in 1921
Kwangsi Wuchow 1920 Mostly coppers; stopped work in 1921
Kwangsi Kweilin 1905 Small silver coin; in 1938/39 also nickels
Kweichow Kweiyang 1938 Used Shanghai mint machinery on nickels
Suiyuan Kweisui - Copper coins only
Kwangtung Canton 1887 Largest producer of fractional silver
Kwangtung Swatow 1924 Small silver coins. Closed in 1925
Kwangtung Samshui 1925 Closed after 6 months' functioning
Kwangtung Pakhoi 1925 Debased 20 cents silver coins
Kwangtung Hoihow 1925 Debased 20 cents silver coins
Yunnan Kunming 1905 German machinery. Bombed in 1940
Kiangsi Nanchang 1901 Coppers and silver coinage
Hunan Changsha 1901 Coppers and fractional silver coins
Szechuen Chengtu 1898 American and Japanese machinery
Szechuen Chungking 1913 American and British machinery
Szechuen Yachow 1926 Military management
Sikong Kanting 1926 Principally Szechuen rupee coins
Shensi Sian 1924 Coppers only
Kansu Lanchow 1873 In arsenal. Output mainly coppers
Honan Kaifeng 1901 Mostly coppers. Closed in 1914
Shansi Taiyuan 1919 Coppers and subsidiary silver coins
Shantung Tsinan 1905 Worked sparingly on coppers
Chihli Tientsin 1901 Originally head mint. Destroyed in 1912
Chihli Peiyang 1905 Branch mint of Tientsin Central Mint
Chihli peking 1899 Destroyed in 1900 Boxer Rebellion
Chahar Kalgan 1923 Copper coins only
Fengtien Mukden 1901 German and American machinery
Kirin Kirin 1901 Copper & silver coins. Burned in 1911
Formosa Taipeh 1890 Closed 1895. Newly opened in 1949
Sinkiang Kashgar Between
1865
and
about 1880
Extensive silver and copper coinage
Sinkiang Tihwa Extensive silver and copper coinage
Sinkiang yarkand Small silver and copper coinage
Sinkiang Aksu In silver 5 fen, 5, 3, 2 and 1 chien coins
Sinkiang Yanghisar 5 fen in silver
Sinkiang Khotan 5 fen in silver
Sinkiang Kuché Copper coinage only
Sinkiang Kouldja Copper coinage only
Tibet Lhassa 1792 1-tangka silver coins; later also coppers