Chinese 'Soviet' Counterstrike

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Listed in KM as of 'Uncertain Origin'. It is known that Yuan Shih-kai issue (Y 329) was re-struck by the Communist Soviets when the need arose. I am still researching if this was one of their issues that was countermarked or if this is a standard issue Y329 that they countermarked. Meaning of the 3 characters is "SOVIET." Very Scarce and I also have an obvious fake that I will present. While KM lists these as 26.4 gm, the Wenchao book (Shanghai Museum) lists various weights for this long lived issue (1914-1929). There is a counterfeit one in the museum to compare this one to.

Here are a number of RARE articles on Communist Chinese Soviet coins & notes from the Moneta Library:
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Chinese Soviet Coins and Notes - Raeburn (1st research 1937!): /library/Chinese%20Soviet%20Coins%20and%20Notes%20-%20Raeburn.pdf
Chinese Soviet Coins Intriguing - Hogan: /library/Chinese%20Soviet%20Coins%20Intriguing%20-%20Hogan.pdf
Chinese Communist Armies - Kann (excerpt): /library/Chinese%20Communist%20Armies%20-%20Kann.pdf
Soviet Chinese Copper Coins - Hua Guangpu (Little Brown Book): /library/Soviet%20Chinese%20Coppers%20-%20Hua%20Guangpu.pdf

The premier articles on Early Chinese Soviet issues are the invaluable documents below. It covers the history, coins and notes from 1927-1935 and includes photos and a map: (with color photos; in 3 parts);
Money of Communist China - Sandrock Part I: /library/The_Money_of_Communist_China_1927-1949_-Part_I.pdf
Money of Communist China - Sandrock Part II: /library/The_Money_of_Communist_China_1927-1949_-Part_II.pdf
Money of Communist China - Sandrock Part III: /library/The_Money_of_Communist_China_1927-1949_-Part_III.pdf