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1 Chiao / 1 Gyo Ta Chiang Bank / Dagiang Inxang
| Issuer | Ta Chiang Bank (大江銀行) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S3685 |
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| Obverse lettering | 大江銀行 一角 民國三十三年 |
| Reverse description | Woodblock-style vignette occupying the full field, showing a procession of soldiers and civilians marching with flags and banners, set against a stylized landscape with a tree to the right. The denomination "1 GYO" appears in bold lettering within a rectangular panel at upper left, with two square seal impressions in Chinese characters at center, and the year "1944" at lower right. |
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Ta Chiang Bank (大江銀行) was one of several local and regional banks operating under Japanese-sponsored administrations in occupied China during the early 1940s. The institutional arrangements behind these banks were often deliberately obscured — nominal Chinese ownership provided political cover while Japanese military and financial authorities exercised effective control over currency issuance and supply.
The romanized "Dagiang Inxang" on the note reflects postal romanization conventions rather than standard Wade-Giles or any later system, a quirk common to wartime Chinese banknotes aimed at legitimizing issues to a broader audience. Pick lists this as S3685, placing it firmly in the specialized and politically fraught category of Japanese occupation-period regional issues.