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1 Great Yuan Tainan Silver Note

Issuer Tainan Official Bank Note General Bureau (臺南官銀錢票總局)
Year 1895
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Vertically oriented note with Chinese text printed in blue ink, read from right to left and top to bottom in traditional format. A decorative border frames the central panel, with the denomination and issuing authority inscribed in columns of Chinese characters. Handwritten date of issue and serial number appear to the left in manuscript, consistent with the note's period of issue.
Obverse lettering 臺南 官銀票   官銀錢票錢總局 給 憑几票支付 圳平銀壹大員照 光緒廿一年七月十五
(Translation: Tainan Official banknote General administrator of official banking Payable according to quantity of notes: 7-3 silver tael. One great yuan Guangxu year 21, month 7, day 15)
Reverse description Blank.
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