The Modern Coinage of China 1866-1949: The Evidence in Western Archives

We are pleased to offer for sale The Modern Coinage of China 1866-1949 by Richard N.J. Wright.  This Modern Coinage of China book is a 308 page hardcover exploration of Chinese numismatics as told by Richard N.J. Wright.  This book contains papers originally published between 1974 and 2003, a definitive collection of Wright's work.  There are a total of 38  different papers with 5 corresponding appendices included in this collection.

Features of The Modern Coinage of China include:

• Fascinating historical background and contemporary analysis of the minting of Chinese coins
• Wright brings the reader into the complicated and engaging world of Chinese numismatics, a great resource for collectors
• The original citations are included for each paper
• This publication includes many images of coins, and maps of geographical locations
  

Joe Cribb, the retired Keeper of Coins and Medals for the British Museum, hails this work's ability to make available to the public for the first time the "immense value of [Wright's] contributions to the study of the modernisation of China's coinage".

This is a brand new book from our inventory.