ECONOMIC INFORMATION: CURRENCY USED IN COMMUNIST AREAS, MANCHURIA

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 1998
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• Publication Date: January 10, 1947
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aNTELL1(ar1CE REPORT
COUNTY China
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I t iar~, although Soviet PrmW 5 a+ . I; deno rii na ion nc .es can till I)a exchanged at
the rate of lsL. About 5 Lugtwt 1946, 100 yen notes of both the Soviet a. Manchu
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k c u renci es were wi tkd.'ava. According to another source,, all three types of
;saw::'?amcy are in use., the anch karl notes being slightly less vale b e than the Co
eau.?st Tux,4
b- One c (3.7 grew. ) of gold is worth 2,30ft churia n yua
: ,a $c aiac ( c .> , 44 35 )
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CoYP s , Tux, i, R. nehukao notes, and Soviet Arqy $5 and L0 bills .?re
There also a fttanchiang Business Bank Script, used only
i tet e 54 i a cl stric a 'f he late is worth only 8 or the other curren-
c .ass? wxhich are all equal in value?
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c.urrei?tw l.C t3cf?.t are i i^e CoMITI ffl t anchtatcaio 31co, and $5
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.a T imen (129,49, 42 5 3 )
According to one source., only the C'or aanisttt Tungpei notes are in coanon c cu-.
IA `:i)r Te roc1 as in c' irenu ation are the .f r Ian Province bank note.%, ?:?.rd '5 and 310
Pm-1011-o'kUo Fare soviet, C ctrr-tJCY1 eurrerrc_y. The Kirin Prcv"i ].cE notes
?slit!'. -(-'- n g 1 . s"26, .2
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Ttention of this currrmCV31 eo rmni st t:..ir notes area
s J : , - r ! f r -:3 - !,Aare . Pr' 1b bAy the saw as the Kirin ?rove
:c L as` e 4 .'_ ter^ber 1.92,6 the ?:Anchukuo notes were withdravn and hrai! to
Un F v `>-,an7eel V or 'V:ttc b.?!^,'?':3o1 c'S .9:t the rate L?S' 100 Iapc urian2 for 70 Kit-Lo. Soviet
;c ir. ; ;ay- not e; ~,ased n Anc th . r so; ee ;Mate ' 'iat. fi,tca b rknat:e Tune, i notes?
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.%.'{!`hi 'cc*rrEr 5. the: Comnzin'z r~. ;E:i ut .tT'('1~.r.i= r?E? t ..t? ,-t";r ~,
declared vo?pe on 3 Cekte .b r ,
ricntn (122"wf7, 25X1X6.
ct. Two Conrun1,St cux'rene- es are In use., 'iesterCL L ro11":,ritT n t(.
they 130 to c:rrhra.n e it at fact! va11i w '-'r tft "?I'i? -r,,,,.1 1 ti s c':' cr !J-; c-
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Soviet rates of above a1C) were do cja'rErfi v'.::?v' on 35 3.?40 T}.t'yt'
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ihr their f'i:C'thi to avc'iel ara2e: , C. l et"1 t*' and (e i. 4'
a Soviet currency at the rate of f [ s?:; :ic:V.c.L t
rn y rerort a y rrercnant, s }^'. ?.!. t cf'e" t `ur'fr, ei nv; ,!.F" 1't Yt .
?.1;f:?'eee f.1^!*;~7 fear ] t w:i 11 b 'v'.111 Ie`r";'1 C:'".F I'14. r :s t i f:' I i h..... iVt' . i 1
c3orpm a _1 ,n. The rate of exc a!-,, (p Tcty e! ~'7 i',z,er? e $ rt:.l' e' two !.,.tt x ant' the ,, ,,.?,
.notes, Aliio ~. cjrrulat? on are the i.la7C h'"l : ? )~ ~'1 Y.EI '? l l"t xr.
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