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CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 5 cents, ND (1939-41), XF-AU

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 5 cents, ND (1939-41), XF-AU
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CHINA: Changzhou Tokens, AE 5 cents, ND (1939-41), issued by Liang Ji (Liang's), view of the Chendu Bridge over the Grand Canal, pedestrian to right, chen du qiao above, denomination below // counterstamped business name with issue number 1354 below, glossy brown patina, a lovely example of this series, XF-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.