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

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Republic Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 10 cents, ND (1939-41), Choice XF
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CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 10 cents, ND (1939-41), issued by Xie Mao of Lingtai Village, denomination within curly rectangular cartouche, retrograde TENCENTS above, linshi liutong ("temporary circulation") below // counterstamped village and business names with issue number 129 in the middle, overstruck on an older Changzhou token, attractive brown patina, Choice XF. 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.