民国三十年孙中山像半圆铜镍样币。 极為罕见的 战时样币。1941 年首次铸造，以测试铜镍材质的可行性，后於 1942 及 1943 正式投入流通。铸打颇佳，弱打非常轻微。品相俊俏，引人注目。生產背景特殊的难得 罕品 。评级盒所标签的 [KM]-Y-362 是类似的非样币版。 <em>
1937 年日本入侵前，中国民国曾使用纯镍币，1941 年后已消失於流通中。其主因是日本大量囤积并熔炼纯镍币，用於军事用途。生產铜镍币则是為了避免被熔炼。然而事与愿违，第二次中日战争结束之时，铜镍币亦全数消失於流通之中。</em> <font size= -8 > (t) <em>
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CHINA. Copper-Nickel 50 Cents Pattern, Year 30 (1941). Chengdu Mint. PCGS MS-63. KM-PnC194 (similar to KM-Y-362); K-863III; Zhou-RC.10.2. An EXCEEDINGLY RARE wartime pattern, these pieces first produced in 1941 to test the viability of Copper-Nickel compositions, an alloy later adopted for general circulation in 1942 and 1943. This example is fairly well struck, with just a touch of weakness. An exceptionally handsome specimen that is certain to catch many eyes on account of the RARITY of the piece and the story surrounding the production of these issues. Though listed on the holder as [KM]-Y-362, that is in reference to the similar, non-Pattern type. <em>Pure nickel coinage that had existed in the Republic of China prior to the Japanese invasion of 1937 had long since disappeared from circulation by 1941. The primary cause was Japanese hoarding and melting of these issues, as nickel was a critical material needed for the war effort. These Copper-Nickel strikes were produced in the hope that they might escape melting. This proved too optimistic, and by the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, these issues themselves had all but disappeared from circulation.</em>
