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200 Cash Fantasy; Szechuan-Shensi Soviet; restrike
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a hammer and sickle motif within a five-pointed star, surrounded by a circular wreath or border. The peripheral legend consists of Chinese ideograms identifying the issuing Soviet authority, accompanied by an English inscription around the outer border. The date 1934 appears in the field, referencing the original issue year. The overall design is emblematic of Chinese Communist Soviet-era coinage of the 1930s. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Szechuan-Shensi Soviet issued its original 200 Cash pieces in 1934 during the Chinese Communist Party's base area period in the Sichuan-Shaanxi border region. The 1960 restrikes were produced by the People's Republic as collectibles, not currency — part of a broader effort to document and memorialize revolutionary-era coinage for numismatic and propaganda purposes. These pieces were never released into circulation.
The "Fantasy" designation reflects ongoing debate about die fidelity to the originals. Some restrikes show discrepancies consistent with dies cut from impressions rather than surviving originals.