The Gold Bars of the Central Mints 1945-1950
By: Stephen Tai

A new book has recently been released by author Stephen Tai. This is his 14th book and is thefirst book in English to cover the history of the gold bars issued in China and Taiwan in 1945-50,the period of the end of the Chinese Civil War and the Republican retreat to Taiwan.

Mr. Tai is the first author to have used recently declassified government documents held in theTaiwan government archives. The book starts with a brief overview of the end of Chinese taelsand the silver standard and the introduction of fiat currency. This is quickly followed by thecasting of gold bars in China followed by the issuance of gold bars in Taiwan in 1949 followingthe end of the civil war.

The book covers the history of the minting of the gold bars in various Chinese mints in additionto foreign bars in circulation at the time. Of particular importance is the numbering systemused when stamping the ingots as well as production figures. The book ends with detailedrecent auction records.

The Gold Bars of the Central Mints is a landmark work and is destined to become the authoritywork on the subject. It is a work anyone interested in gold, Chinese numismatics or Chinesefinancial history should own.

Title: The Gold Bars of the Central Mints

Author: Stephen Tai

Price: US$75 [this includes $25 S&H worldwide]
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Pages: 205

ISBN: 978-0-9905200-6-1

Issued: Nov 2024

Publisher: iAsure Group

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