3 Chiao Yichun Worker's, Farmer's, and Soldier's Bank

The Yichun Worker's, Farmer's, and Soldier's Bank was one of dozens of small Soviet-area banks established by the Chinese Communist Party during the Jiangxi Soviet period, each issuing its own currency to serve a localized economy under constant Nationalist military pressure. Yichun County, in Jiangxi Province, fell within the broader Soviet zone but maintained its own financial apparatus — a practical necessity given the difficulty of moving currency across territory frequently disrupted by Kuomintang encirclement campaigns.

That this note survives at all is the more remarkable fact. Local Soviet currency was printed on rudimentary equipment, often with poor-quality ink and paper, and was systematically destroyed or abandoned as Communist forces retreated during the Fifth Encirclement Campaign of 1933–34. The unlisted status in Pick reflects how few examples reached collectors.