Currency of the Communist banks of China
Bank of Eastern Chekiang
This specimen was lot 2468 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$266 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Bank of Eastern Chekiang. 5 Chiao = 50 Cents 1945. Pick S3058A. SM #C27-. II. (Currency of China, Extremely fine.)"
Bank of Chinan
This specimen was part of lot 2472 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), which sold for 250 CHF (about US$332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Bank of Chinan. 50 Yuan 1939. T'ai Hang. 100 Yuan 1939. P'ing Yüan. Pick S3070Db, S3070Fb. SM #C81-6, C81-6.5. -I. (Currency of China, Bank of Chinan, fifty yuan of 1939 and hundred yuan of 1939. About uncirculated.)"
Bank of Shansi, Chahar and Hopei
This specimen was part of lot 2482 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), which sold for 80 CHF (about US$106 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Bank of Shansi-Chahar- and Hopei. 10 Yuan 1943. 50 Yuan 1943. Pick S3160, S3161. SM #C168-50, C168-51. II. (Currency of China, Bank of Shansi, Chahar and Hopei, ten yuan of 1943 and fifty yuan of 1943. Extremely fine.)"
Szechuan-Shensi Provincial Soviet Workers and Farmers Bank
This specimen was lot 2488 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Szechuan-Shensi Provincial Soviet Workers and Farmers Bank. 2 Ch'uan 1933. White cloth. Pick S3218a. SM #C242-10a. III. (Currency of China, Szechuan-Shensi Provincial Soviet Workers and Farmers Bank, two ch'uan of 1933, printed on white cloth. Very fine.)"
Farmers Bank of Chung Chou
This specimen was part of lot 2496 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), which sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Farmers Bank of Chung Chou. 20 Yuan 1948. 100 Yuan 1948. Reverse: Blue-green. Pick S3238, S3240a. SM #C252-28, C252-30a. 20 Yuan 1948: Selten. -II - II. (Currency of China, Farmers Bank of Chung Chou, twenty yuan of 1948 and 100 yuan of 1948. Rare, About extremely fine-extremely fine.)"
Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank
This specimen was lot 2499 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,725 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank. 1 Yuan 1934. Pick S3264. SM #C274-50. III+. (Currency of China, Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank, one yuan of 1934. Good very fine.)"
Chinese Soviet Republic Bank of Hunan-Kwangsi Province
This specimen was lot 2500 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Chinese Soviet Republic Bank of Hunan-Kwangsi Province. 1 Yuan 1933. Obverse: Hammer and sickle in front of globe. Pick S3275B var. SM #C274-48 var. Sehr selten. -II. (Currency of China, Chinese Soviet Republic Bank of Hunan-Kwangsi Province, one yuan of 1933. Obverse: Hammer and sickle in front of globe. Very rare, About extremely fine.)"
Fukien-Kwangtung-Kiangsi Border Area Bank
This specimen was lot 2511 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Fukien-Kwangtung-Kiangsi Border Area Bank. 10 Yuan ND (old date 1949). Ovpt. on Southern Peoples Bank note. Pick S3482. SM #M17-. I. (Currency of China, Fukien-Kwangtung-Kiangsi Border Area Bank, undated ten yuan (host note dated 1949). Uncirculated.)"
East Hupei Workers and Peasants Bank
This specimen was lot 2514 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. East Hupei Workers and Peasants Bank. 2 Ch'uan 1932. Pick S3510. SM #O6-2. -IV. Klebespuren. (Currency of China, East Hupei Workers and Peasants Bank, two ch'uan of 1932. About fine, Residues from adhesive.)"
Shensi-Kansu-Ninghsia Border Area Bank
This specimen was part of lot 2522 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), which sold for 550 CHF (about US$730 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BANKNOTEN | China | Communist Banks. Shaan Gan NingBianky Inxan(g) / Shensi-Kansu-Ninghsia Border Area Bank. 5 Yuan 1941. Blue and violet. Rural scene. 10 Yuan 1941. Rural scene at center. Pick S3656, S3656A. SM #S32-11.5, S32-12. V. (Currency of China, Shensi-Kansu-Ninghsia Border Area Bank, five and ten yuan of 1941, rural scenes. Very good.)"
People's Bank of China
This specimen was part of lot 4153 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "BANKNOTEN | China, People´s Republic of | People´s Bank of China, 2 Fen 1953. Roman control# and serial#. 1 Jiao 1960. Pick 861a, 873. I und -III / Uncirculated and about very fine. (2)"
- Pick, Albert, Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer, Standard Catalog of Paper Money, Specialized, Issues, 5th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1986.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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