Kiangsi Soviet (1933) 20 cents
This specimen was lot 52561 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan-Shensi Soviet. 20 Cents, ND (1933). PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details Gold Shield. An enticing issue, this example is a mostly olive-gunmetal gray example with some deposits near the bottom of the hammer-and-sickle side, ultimately accounting for the details designation." Except for the fact that they eventually won out and conquered all of China, the communists in the early thirties were merely one of many bandit gangs vying for power. This type was struck 1933-34.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.5 g, silver.
Catalog reference: L&M-895; K-807; KM-Y508; WS-1338.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Kann, Eduard. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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