Separation of Xinjiang

Listings in Xinjiang, like SARs Hong Kong and Macau, should be separated from China (Republic and Empire). Catalogs list Xinjiang coinage separately from regular Chinese coinage. The coinage from the province is distinctive from all other Chinese imperial and republican coinage, and the coinage issued by the province did not circulate within the other provinces. As referee of China I see fit that Xinjiang should be a separate listing. Please leave any objections or comments below.

I have two conflicting views in this issue:

1) In favor:

Xīnjiāng, as you mentioned, issued distinctive coinage. In addition, Xīnjiāng was an independent (unrecognized) state for a couple of years (as "East Turkistan"). Many of the coins of Xīnjiāng are quite different from their Chinese counterparts and used Turkic denominations.

2) Against:

Xīnjiāng spent a lot of time under Chinese rule (most of its coin-issuing history). Its coins were often similar to Chinese coins. Xīnjiāng in this respect is different from Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet (its counterpart in many ways). All three of these spent a lot of time independent from China (although Tibet was a tributary state for a long time) and issued very distinctive coinage. Even when Xīnjiāng was independent, "East Turkistan" only really existed in Kashgar and the immediate vicinity. In addition, many coins from Xīnjiāng are indistinguishable from their Chinese counterparts for someone who cannot read the inscriptions (and even then, look like regular Chinese provincial coinage).

This will certainly be an issue to settle, and I will disagree with you as my final decision, but both arguments are very valid. Please keep in mind that there was also a Uighur Kahnate at some point although I'm not sure about the status of its coins.

I think it's nicethat you are seeking input before you make drastic changes.

Cita: "Oklahoman"​I think it's nicethat you are seeking input before you make drastic changes.

​I agree! And this isn't even a drastic change. Its good to see that the catalog administration is becoming more involved with the regular members and more transparent about their actions!

I agree with Kenny. This is like Biafra and Nigeria, even if short lived it was it's own independent province and coinage from date X to date Y, if after date Y it became part of China with Chinese coins then from date Y onwards it should be under China.

It's not really like Biafra because it was part of China for most of its coin issuing history. The short-lived "East Turkistan" is an atypical blip in the country's history.