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1 Dollar Kwangtung Provincial Bank
| Issuer | Kwangtung Provincial Bank |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Red-toned note with an ornate guilloche border incorporating stylised floral corner medallions. To the left, a large circular underprint medallion carries the Chinese denomination character 壹圓 (One Yuan) at centre; to the right, an intaglio vignette within a decorative arched frame renders a riverside architectural scene. The bank title 廣東省銀行 is printed in red Chinese characters across the top, flanked on either side by the serial number, while two vertical columns of Chinese characters on the left and right margins carry the manuscript-style signatures of the issuing officials. |
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| Obverse lettering | 廣東省銀行 壹圓 副行長 行長 |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark olive-green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a central large numeral '1' set within an elaborate lobed guilloche medallion, flanked symmetrically by two 'ONE DOLLAR' inscriptions in ornate cartouches. The bank title 'THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL BANK' arcs across the top in bold serif lettering within a decorative ribbon, while 'ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY' is lettered along the lower border. The serial number appears in red at the bottom, and the printer's imprint 'CHUNG HWA BOOK CO., LTD' is present in small type at the foot. |
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