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China 1918 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, with framed inscription panel, vegetal side borders, winged emblem, and wave-pattern lower band

China 1918 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth, Local Authority Issue (Pick Unlisted)

An issued textile emergency currency produced in Xinjiang (Sinkiang) during the early Republican period, printed by hand from carved woodblocks onto red-dyed cotton cloth. This note represents a locally authorized substitute currency created for circulation under conditions of monetary instability, material shortage, and fragmented administrative control in China’s western frontier. Read more →

ChinaTextile Emergency Currency1918UnspecifiedIssued (Textile Emergency Currency) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth BanknoteIssued Emergency MoneyWoodblock PrintingFrontier CurrencyXinjiangSinkiangLocal Authority IssueEarly Republican PeriodRegional Monetary SystemChina1918Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted

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China 1920 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, showing framed inscription panel and ornamental borders

China 1920 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth, Local Authority Issue (Pick Unlisted)

These characteristics rule out attribution to the same plates or issuing authority as the 1880 Xinjiang textile currency and distinguish the note from later, more standardized issues such as the 1924 Dihua Coin Bureau emissions. Instead, the piece reflects a descended regional design vocabulary, typical of Xinjiang textile currency, in which blocks were copied, adapted, and reinterpreted across different local administrations without centralized control. Read more →

ChinaTextile Emergency Currency1920UnspecifiedIssued (Textile Emergency Currency) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth BanknoteIssued Emergency MoneyWoodblock PrintingFrontier CurrencyXinjiangSinkiangLocal Authority IssueEarly Republican PeriodRegional Monetary SystemChina1920Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted

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China 1921 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, featuring a winged emblem with sun motif and framed inscription panel

China 1921 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth with Sun Emblem (Pick Unlisted)

An issued textile emergency currency produced in Xinjiang (Sinkiang) during the early Republican period, printed by hand from carved woodblocks onto red-dyed cotton cloth. This note represents a distinct local issue within the Xinjiang textile tradition, created for circulation under conditions of monetary instability, limited access to paper currency, and decentralized administrative control in China’s western frontier. Read more →

ChinaTextile Emergency Currency1921UnspecifiedIssued (Textile Emergency Currency) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth BanknoteIssued Emergency MoneyWoodblock PrintingFrontier CurrencyXinjiangSinkiangLocal Authority IssueEarly Republican PeriodSun EmblemChina1921Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted

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China 1922 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, with framed inscription panel, vegetal borders, and wave-pattern lower band

China 1922 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth, Local Authority Issue (Pick Unlisted)

An issued textile emergency currency produced in Xinjiang (Sinkiang) during the early Republican period and printed by hand from carved woodblocks onto coarse red-dyed cotton cloth. This note represents a locally authorized substitute currency created for circulation under conditions of monetary disruption, limited access to paper stock, and fragmented administrative control in China’s western frontier. Read more →

ChinaTextile Emergency Currency1922UnspecifiedIssued (Textile Emergency Currency) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth BanknoteIssued Emergency MoneyWoodblock PrintingFrontier CurrencyXinjiangSinkiangLocal Authority IssueEarly Republican PeriodRegional Monetary SystemChina1922Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted

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