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| Uitgever | Central Bank of China |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1930 |
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| Waarde | 1 Customs Gold Unit (1 關金圓) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 行銀央中 海上 付即票憑 關 金 壹 圓 印年九十國民華中 司公票鈔國美 (Translation: Central Bank of China Shanghai Pay on Demand 1 Customs Gold Unit Printed in the 19th year of the Republic of China American Bank Note Company) |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE CUSTOMS GOLD UNIT SHANGHAI, 1930 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Customs Gold Unit was not a conventional circulating currency — it was an accounting denomination created in 1930 to stabilize tariff revenues at a time when China's silver-based monetary system was lurching under the pressure of volatile world silver prices. By fixing customs duties to a gold-indexed unit rather than to fluctuating silver yuan, the Nationalist government could project reliable revenue figures to foreign creditors and bond holders.
ABNC produced the series to a high technical standard, as was routine for their Chinese government contracts of this period. The denomination saw limited retail circulation and functioned primarily within the customs and treaty-port commercial machinery.