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CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 10 cents, ND (1939-41), AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Republic Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 10 cents, ND (1939-41), AU
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This item SOLD at 2023 Sep 16 @ 14:33UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 10 cents, ND (1939-41), issued by Wang Chun Ji of Zhaiqiao Village, treasure vessel flanked by yi jiao (denomination), retrograde TENCENTS above, linshi liutong ('temporary circulation') below // counterstamped village and business names with hand-punched serial number 438, nice brown patina, AU. After the fall of Shanghai, the city of Changzhou fell to the rapidly advancing Japanese army on Nov. 29, 1937. After months of carnage and destruction, survivors returned to the city by the end of 1938 and encountered an acute shortage of coins due to the closure of the Central Mint in Shanghai. Local merchants thus began issuing copper tokens, as well as paper vouchers and tally sticks, in order to facilitate commercial transactions. Over the next two years, a plethora of varieties were issued by businesses across the city. This practice was finally put to an end by the Wang Jingwei regime and replaced with the Central Reserve Currency.