To provide novel crystals useful as an ingredient for the production of a
diabetes remedy. The invention is concerned with .alpha.-form crystal and
.beta.-form crystal of
(R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4'-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenyleth-yl)amino]ethyl]-
acetanilide. The .alpha.-form crystal does not exhibit hygroscopicity and
has stability such that it can be used as a medicine, and is useful for
mass synthesis in the industrial production. The .beta.-form crystal does
not relatively exhibit hygroscopicity and is also useful as a production
intermediate of the .alpha.-form crystal.