Chinese Soviet 20 Cent - Museum Gallery

October 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Here I am documenting some varieties of 20 Cent pieces. As KM states there are many varieties of the 1932/1933 silver 20 cent - not all of them silver. Wenchao (Shanghai Museum), which only covers the .800 silver issues, with 4 varieties for each year, with differences in "characters, design and edges." These were produced by the Central Mint at Yangxi in Ruijin County, Jiangxi Province and issued by the State Bank of the Chinese Soviet Republic. The obverse shows the value as "two jiao" in the center, circumscribed with "Chinese Soviet Republic" and the year 1932 or 1933 at the bottom. The reverese shows the globe & hammer/sickle design with 'double good harvest' motif; the characters mean "every 5 pieces for one yuan." Therefore it's known in the west as a 20 cent piece. They range (Ag) in weight from 5.17 to 5.32 grams.
This piece is a rare 'pattern' with thin silver wash over copper. Reeding is complete w/filed edge area.

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
[ link ]
Soviet Coins Intriguing - Hogan
[ link ]
Chinese Soviet Coins and Notes - Raeburn (1937!)
[ link ]
Chinese Communist Armies Silver Coins - Kann
[ link ]

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
[ link ]