This question concerns this coin:
Question: My specimen of this coin has coin alignment, but the Numista page for this coin says it should have medal alignment.
I know many Chinese coins are fake/forgeries. The design and legends on my coin match the photos on the Numista page; I don't see any obvious differences that suggest it isn't real. The weight is slightly lower than the value given on the Numista page (5.453 grams versus 5.62 grams) but that could be due to debasing of the silver alloy used to make the coin at the mint (this was he last year of the Republic of China); cutting back on the silver content would result in a lower weight because silver is denser than copper (presumably the other metal used to make the alloy for this coin) and some Yunnan province coins are known to have been made with alloys of lower silver content as time passed (i.e., as the coin mintage date got closer to 1949; for example the ½ yuan N# 90660). The diameter of my coin is 24.25 mm versus the Numista value of 24 mm.
I would like to ask for some help from members who also own a specimen of this particular coin: what is the weight of your coin (if you have that information) and is your coin medal or coin alignment?
Because there are so many fake Chinese coins, it is really important that the data on the Numista page for Chinese coins be as accurate as possible, because people will use those data the help decide whether their specimen of a particular coin is real or fake.
Thanks.

