Chao Heng Ti was born on 11th Jan 1880 in Hunan Province. He graduated in the Hupeh provincial dialect school. Later, he went to Japan, and studied in a military school in Tokyo and the 6th artillery department of a naval school. He joined the Zhongguo Tong Meng Hui  [Chinese Revolutionary League], formed by the Chinese revolutionaries in 1905 and Mr. Sun Yat Sen  was the president. He came back to China in 1909, Chao became an officer of the Kwangsi army as he followed Mr. Ts'ai Ng'e  . In 1912, Chao was arrested by Yuan Shih Kai in Peking. Later by the help of Mr. Ts'ai Ng'e, he was baled out. In 1916, he was appointed as the commander of the first division of the Hunan army and later became its acting commander-in-chief. In the later of 1920, he was appointed by the Kwangtung Military Government as the commander-in-chief of Hunan. he set up a preparatory office for drafting the constitution and advocated joint autonomy of the provinces  . The following year he took the office of governor of Hunan. In 1949, Chao went to Hong Kong and later went to Taiwan. He passed away in Taipei on 23rd Nov 1971. |
copper coin], or "T'ung Hsien" [
copper cent] and or "Tung Pan" [
copper plate] Each one is equivalent to ten cash. Later, there were also denominations of 1, 2, 5, 20, and 30 cash. Copper coin was first minted in Kwangtung province in the 26th years of the "Kwang Hsu" reign (1900AD).
Besides the copper coin, there were also siver and gold coin existed, denomination of one-dollar. On the reverse side of this coin with the official design of iron-and-blood 18-star flag and the five-colour flag crossed within beaded circle in center. Above it is sunflower. [Some of the same kind coin bearing star abone flags]. 
means equivalent to ten cash.