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1932, China, Yunnan Province. Beautiufl Silver 50 Cents (½ Dollar) Coin. aXF!

Region: Yunnan Province Mint Date: 1932 (year 21) Reference: Kann 771, KM-Y#492. Denomination: 50 Cents (½ Dollar) Condition: Some deposits, light scratches, otherwise about XF! Weight: 13.11gm Diameter: 33mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Crossed republican flags within circle of beads. Two groups of seven smal equal circles at sides. Legend (translated) : "21st Year of the Chinese Republic" Reverse: Small circle surrounded by 6 smaller circlets. Four Chinese characters ("Half Dollar Silver Coin"). All within circle of beads. Legend (translated) : "Made in Yunnan Province * 3 Mace 6 Candareens *"

Yunnan (literally "South of the Clouds")     is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far     southwest of the country. The capital of the province is Kunming. The     province borders Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Vietnam.

Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high     elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most   of   the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the   west,   the relative height from mountain peaks to river valleys can be   as much   as 3,000 m. Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the   largest   diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000   species of   higher plants in China, Yunnan has over 17,000.

Yunnan became part of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)     during 2nd century BC. It became the seat of a Tibeto-Burman speaking     kingdom known as Nanzhao in the 8th century. Nanzhao was   multi-ethnic,   but the elite most likely spoke a language close to Yi   and modern   Burmese. The Mongols conquered the region in the 13th   century, with   local control exercised by warlords until the 1930s. As   with other parts   of China's southwest, Japanese occupation in the   north during World War   II forced a migration of Chinese into the   region. Ethnic minorities in   Yunnan account for about 34 percent of   its total population. Major   ethnic groups include Yi, Bai, Hani,   Zhuang, Dai and Miao.