一九三一年制湖南省苏维埃政府壹圆银币。(t) CHINA. Hunan Soviet. Dollar, 1931 (in characters). Uncertain Mint, possibly in Pingchiang. PCGS Genuine--Scratch, VF Details.珍罕度： ★★★★。湖南省苏维埃银币，是苏维埃早期于1931年铸造，正面五角星、镰刀斧头图案，背面为嘉禾图案的壹圆银币，堪称收藏界之瑰宝。此枚银币流通时间1931年初到1931年10月，主要流通地点在湘鄂赣边境地区，铸造环境条件艰苦，1931年11月成立湘鄂赣省苏维埃政府时，湖南省苏维埃政府撤消，该银圆随之停止铸造发行，由于发行时间很短，它是苏维埃银币中最为稀少的品种之一。与列宁像之“中国”苏维埃共和国与“中华”苏维埃共和国诸币相比，此银币最大的特色是以省为名之苏维埃“湖南省苏维埃政府”，跟以县为名之苏维埃“平江县苏维埃政府”银币相互辉映。 此币乃本公司经手之第二枚，距离上次亮相于2012年4月香港拍卖会，时隔已久。1920年代末，随著共产主义势力的壮大和军队规模的扩大，对货币的需求日益增长，因此出现了许多共产主义银行和流动设施，用于印制钞票和铸造硬币。由于当时条件有限，此枚银元的铸造工艺相对粗糙，正如耿爱德所言："……其外观仅属尚可，工艺仍有缺陷。流离中的苏维埃军队当时所使用的机械设备必定十分简陋。"儘管铸造技术有限，设计简约，但此枚银元依然令人印像深刻。其评级似乎略显保守，从其整体磨损程度来看，整体品相远优于评级。币面可见轻微划痕，位于正面八点钟方向附近，但已十分老旧，且与深邃的炮铜灰色包浆融为一体，并不明显。值得注意的是，其反面设计与袁大头系列以及随后的1923年"国徽"壹圆有异曲同工之妙，整体风格与当时的"军阀"版袁世凯像银元颇为相似，同样是以实用性为先，艺术性为次。对于资深的苏维埃银币藏家而言，无疑是千载难逢的良机，无愧大珍名誉，且为最新版 L&M 中的图版原品，收藏价值不言而喻。出自KL集藏系列。L&M-886 (this coin illustrated); K-801; KM-1.1; WS-1333; Chang-CH252; Wenchao-p. 676, 107 (rarity: ★★★★). Variety with large (hallow, six-pointed) stars. One of the earliest communist issues, this alluring Soviet Dollar is also one of the <strong>RAREST</strong>, with the present specimen standing as just the second that we have offered, and the first since our April 2012 Hong Kong Auction. In the late 1920s, given the growth of communist forces and their armies that needed payment, there was a subsequent rise in communist banks and mobile facilities that could print money and strike coinage. This mobile minting accounts for the overall lack of craftsmanship on the example here, with Kann mentioning that "<em>...its outward appearance is merely relatively good, for the workmanship is still defective. The machinery which the mobile soviet armies then had at their disposal must have been very primitive.</em>" Nevertheless, despite the lack of more modern minting technology and a more spartan design, this example remains rather impressive and seemingly a bit conservatively graded, as the overall degree of handling and wear is less than would otherwise be assumed from its assessed level. The noted scratches occur near 8 oclock on the obverse, though appear quite old and blend in well with the darker, gunmetal gray toning. Of note, the reverse design somewhat parallels that of the Yuan Shih-kai series as well as the ensuing "National Emblem" Dollar of 1923, with the overall style presented here being quite similar to the contemporary "warlord" Yuan Shih-kai types--<em>also produced under circumstances more utilitarian than artistic</em>. A monumental opportunity for the advanced collector of Soviet issues, especially given the paucity of the type in the market and its published nature in the most recent edition of L&M.From the KL Collection.
