← Read the currency articleManchukuo yuan: research record
Evidence coverage: 1932–1946. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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Manchukuo yuan
CUR-V26-MANCHUKUO-YUAN · Research draft
Separate regional yuan stipulated in1932currency law; concurrent with ROCyuan and old regional monies, not merely an issuer/name switch.
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1932–1946; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
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Children / successors
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Historical account researchCurrency law defined the regional yuan and decimal subdivisions; the central bank began replacing previously circulating local notes, while separate Chinese exchange and silver-yen markets remained.
Sources and qualifications → Account-unit observations
Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
1932supportedCurrency law defined the regional yuan and decimal subdivisions; the central bank began replacing previously circulating local notes, while separate Chinese exchange and silver-yen markets remained.
C1392
Evidence & research notes 3 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan. Do not infer a single parent from unspecified oldnotes. Do not automatically use1945regimefall as terminationdate. Silverweight is associated standard evidence only; account identity follows law and exchange differentiation.
Supported C1392
Currency law defined the regional yuan and decimal subdivisions; the central bank began replacing previously circulating local notes, while separate Chinese exchange and silver-yen markets remained.
United States Department of Commerce · Monetary Use of Silver in 1933 Citation S541 ·
Open source ↗printed42 / PDF47
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Supported C1683
In the Durbed/Taikang locality, Northeast currency replaced Manchukuo yuan through progressive par conversion in 1946. This local replacement does not identify all postwar Manchurian conversions.
Heilongjiang Provincial History and Gazetteer Research Office · Durbed/Taikang local gazetteer, currency section Citation S842 ·
Open source ↗Currency section 伪国币 paragraph
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Supported C1700
Manchukuo currency consolidation absorbed the Harbin dayang regional tax/payment unit; the Guangxin-issued Harbin currency was compulsorily redeemed at1.25dayang per1Manchukuo yuan. This names one actual local predecessor, not all provincial currencies.
Heilongjiang provincial historical records office · Gazetteer: Section 2, Guangxin Company currency Citation S867 ·
Open source ↗Gazetteer 哈大洋票 closing paragraph; Mitter p121
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Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Rana Mitter · The Manchurian Myth: Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China (2000) Citation S868Gazetteer 哈大洋票 closing paragraph; Mitter p121
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Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.