CHINA. Kaiu Chau under Wilhelm I of Germany. (The German colony of Kiachow). Five cents (nickel). 2.93 gm. 18.5 mm. German eagle, outspread wings; DEUTSCH KIAUTSCHOU GEBIET 1909 around / "German Coin" in Chinese within a beaded circle; "Tsingtao" and "5 Cents" in Chinese. Kann 873. Good Extremely Fine; lustrous. According to Kann, Germany issued these two coin denominations for their use in the colony because of "the vicissitudes of Chinese 'small coin.'"