List does NOT include "cash" coins of China, Korea or Vietnam. Another category I have omitted is that of the "cut" pieces of Australia, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Guyana, St. Vincent and Trinidad & Tobago.Coins are round unless otherwise stated, holes are round and central unless otherwise stated.
5 Centavos, KM-169.2 1883A Copper-Nickel (A is Paris mintmark)
10 Centavos, KM-170.2 1883A Copper-Nickel (A is Paris mintmark)
NOTE: Unholed version of the two types above (KM-169.1 and KM-170.1) were withdrawn from circulation due to confusion with contemporary silver 10 and 20 Centavos. eventually most of these Paris mint pieces were officially hole punched and released back into circulation to give what are now numbered KM-169.2 and KM-170.2 respectively.
1 Sapeque, KM-6 Bronze, hole is square. This type was issued with various dates from 1887 to 1902.
1 Cent, KM-8 Bronze. This type was issued with various dates from 1896 to 1906.
1 Mil, KM-1 Bronze, value in Chinese "1 Wen" - dates issued 1863, 1864 (rare) and 1865 (rare)
1 Mil, KM-2 Bronze, as KM-1 but without "-" in "Hong Kong" - date issued 1865 only
1 Mil, KM-3 Bronze, as KM-1 but with value in Chinese "1 Ch'ien" - date issued 1866 only
1 Mon (Round with square central hole)
Various pieces of this denomination exists, all are variations of Craig Number 1 (write this as C#1.x), variation is in mintmark (one of the characters on the coins). Pieces are known in Copper and in Iron. Some of these pieces are attributed to the 18th century. Copper version of Iron types are bosen seed or mother coins, remember these are cast coins.
4 Mon (Round with square central hole)
Various pieces of this denomination exists, types are per C#4.x and C#6.x. The variation is in mintmark (one of the characters on the coins). Pieces are known in Copper/Brass and in Iron. Copper version of Iron types are bosen seed or mother coins, remember these are cast coins.
100 Mon (Large oval with central square hole)
Craig number 7. These are undated but are attributed to the period 1835 to 1870.
50 Mon, KM-2 ND(1862) (meaning no date but attributed to the year 1862).
Large rectangular coin with central oval hole in Lead or Copper-plated-Lead
100 Mon, KM-6.1 and KM-6.2 ND(1862). Large rectangular/oval coin with central rectangular hole in Copper.
KM-6.2 has a phoenix on it with a longer tail than the phoenix on KM-6.1.
100 Mon, KM-8 ND(1863). Large rectangular coin with central round hole in Lead or Copper-plated-Lead.
1 Mon, KM-20 ND(1856) Round coin with central round hole in Iron.
1 Mon, KM-20a ND(1856) Round coin with central round hole in Copper. This is the "mother" coin of KM-20.
100 Mon, KM-30 ND(1863) Large square coin with central square hole in Lead.
100 Mon, KM-50 ND Large oval coin with central square hole in Copper.
NOTE: Replicas of this coin out number originals by far.
100 Mon, KM-70 ND(1865) Large oval coin with central square hole in Copper
200 Mon, KM-72 ND(1865) Larger oval coin with central square hole in Copper
These two type are both RARE.
200 Mon, KM-80 ND(1866) Large oval coin with central square hole in Lead.
200 Mon, KM-82 ND(1866) Large square coin with central square hole in Lead.
100 Mon, Craig 100 ND(1862) Large oval coin with central square hole in Copper.
Half Shu, Craig 115 ND(1862) Large round coin with central square hole in Copper.
1 Tra, KM-3 AH1224
1 Tra, KM-4 AH1262
1 Tra, KM-5 ND
All types are round coins with irregular central hole in Tin. Legends are in Arabic on both sides.
1 Pitis, KM-1 ND
1 Pitis, KM-2 ND
1 Pitis, KM-4 AH1256 square hole
1 Pitis, KM-5 AH1300
1 Pitis, KM-10 AH1314
All types are round coins with round hole (unless otherwise stated) in Tin. Legends are in Arabic on both sides.
Half Cent, KM-6 ND minted between 1884 and 1896
1 Cent, KM-9 ND minted between 1884 and 1896
1 Cent, KM-11 AH1301
All types are round coins with central square holes in Tin. Obverse legends are in Chinese and reverse legends are in Arabic.
1 Pitis, KM-9 AH1222, legends point inwards
1 Pitis, KM-10 AH1222, legends point outwards
1 Pitis, KM-11 AH1251
All types are round coins with central round holes in Tin. All legends are in Arabic. KM-11 is larger than the other two types.
1 Cent, KM-7 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1897. All are Copper with "H" mintmark for Heaton, Birmingham, England.
NOTE: The "C. BROOKE" whose portrait appears on this type is Charles J. Brooke who was Rajah of Sarawak from 1868 to 1917.
All pieces listed in this section are of Tin and are round coins with a central round hole. They are similar in appearance to the Pitis and Tra of Malaysia. All legends are in Arabic and it is these that vary from type to type.
1 Pitis, KM-1 AH1261
1 Pitis, KM-2 AH1297
1 Pitis, KM-3 AH1302 and also AH1312
1 Pitis, KM-3a ND this piece is a crude imitation of KM-3
1 Pitis, KM-1 ND
1 Pitis, KM-2 AH1307
1 Pitis, KM-1 AH1261
1 Pitis, KM-2 AH1284
1 Pitis, KM-3 AH1297
1 Pitis, KM-4 AH1301
1 Pitis, KM-5 AH1309
1 Pitis, KM-1 ND (struck around 1890). This piece is uniface and retrograde AND shape is irregular round, hole is also.
1 Pitis, KM-1 AH1290
1 Pitis, KM-2 AH1307
1 Sapeque, KM-1 1875K ("K" mintmark is for Bordeaux mint, France).
This is a France 1 Centime Y-41.2 with the addition of a round punched centre hole.
1 Saqeque, KM-2 1879A ("A" mintmark is for Paris mint). These are small bronze coins with a central square hole.
The obverse legends are French and those on the reverse are in Chinese. Proof exists of 1879A and 1885A for this type.
1 Centime, KM-1 issued with dates 1887 and 1888.
2 Centimes, KM-2 issued with dates 1887 and 1888.
5 Centimes, KM-3 issued with dates 1887, 1888/7 (overdate), 1888 and 1894.
10 Centimes, KM-4 issued with dates 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1894.
These pieces are all round with a central round hole and in Copper. The size (diameter) increases per the face value. All pieces are struck in the name of Leopold the second, he was the Belgian king from 1865 to 1909. All designs are quite similar.
| From Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (2nd Ed) by Clifford Mishler, Colin Bruce (Editor), Chester L. Krause |