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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Ta Ch'ing Government Bank |
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| Year | 1906 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 壹圓 大清戶部銀行 漢口通用銀圓 光緒三十二年印 漢口 |
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| Reverse lettering | THE 'TA-CHING' GOVERNMENT BANK Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here One Dollar Local Currency ONE DOLLAR HANKOW 1st Sept. 1906 印書局限公司代印务 |
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The Ta Ch'ing Government Bank was established by imperial edict in 1905 as the Qing dynasty's first attempt at a centrally controlled state bank — distinct from the older Hu Pu Bank, which it was meant to eventually absorb. This note predates the 1911 revolution by five years, placing it in the narrow window when Qing financial modernization was still a live project rather than a rearguard action.
The Chung Hua Book Company attribution is worth scrutiny. The firm is more commonly associated with post-imperial Republican-era printing; its involvement this early suggests either subcontracting arrangements or a later reprint using surviving plates. Pick's A63A designation — the "A" prefix — signals an unconfirmed or provisional attribution, and the printing credit should be treated accordingly.