Soviet YSK Dollar w/o c/s - Museum Gallery

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This is another example of the Yuan Shi-Kai Dollar that was struck by the Red Army to be used in Nationalist controlled areas to buy goods. This YSK is modeled after Year 3 (1914) but was struck ca. 1931. The other example in the Moneta Museum is modeled on a 1921 YSK $. The rare examples shown here are very different.
This example had to be 'borrowed' from Stack's & Bowers Hong Kong auction of August 2011; Lot# 60758.

Here are a number of RARE articles on Communist Chinese Soviet coins & notes from the Moneta Library:
VIEW & DOWNLOAD:
Soviet Chinese Copper Coins ("Little Brown Book") - Hua Guangpu
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Soviet Coins Intriguing - Hogan
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Chinese Soviet Coins and Notes - Raeburn (1937!)
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Chinese Communist Armies Silver Coins - Kann
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The premier articles on Early Chinese Soviet issues are the invaluable documents below. It covers the history, coins and notes from 1927-1935 and includes photos and a map: (with color photos; in 3 parts);
The Money of Communist China - Sandrock (3 part series)
Part I: [ link ]
Part II: [ link ]
Part III: [ link ]

The Comprehensive Catalog of Chinese Copper Coins ("SOVIET" extract; color illus.) - Duan
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Communist Copies of a Republican Chinese Dollar - by David Spence (Numismatics International's "Bulletin" Jan, 2004 at this: [ link ]