Modern Coins of China - Softcover

Shih, Kalgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4871878708 ISBN 13: 9784871878708

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book covers the field of all modern Chinese coins in Gold, Silver, Nickel and Aluminum. It has 185 plates, 14 figures and about 900 illustrations. It was first published in 1951 in Shanghai, China. It is an amazing book. It was purchased as part of a batch of rare books in a China Guardian Auction held at the Beijing International Hotel in Beijing China on June 30, 2009. No previous information was known about this book.

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About the Author

Kalgan Shih was Chinese. Shih is the traditional spelling of a common Chinese name. Kalgan is the traditional name for the city of Zhangjiakou. The author says that he is a civil engineer who designed and built the Liangchiatu Bridge across the Pu River on the Chekiang-Kiangse Railway. Kiangse is the name of a major street in Shanghai. It is unlikely that the author is alive today because he would be too old. It also seems unlikely that he survived the Cultural Revolution, because people like him often did not make it. Except for the publication of this book, there is no mention of anybody by the name of Kalgan Shih.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ishi Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 4871878708
• ISBN 13: 9784871878708
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 230