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1 Liang = 1 Tael
| Issuer | Shan Hsi Zing Fun Bank (西豐銀行) |
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| Year | 1912 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark olive-green and purple on a pale yellow ground, with a decorative guilloche border in purple framing the entire note. A central circular vignette contains a coiling dragon motif, with the large Chinese character denomination 壹兩 (One Liang) inscribed within. Vertical columns of Chinese text appear to the left and right of the central vignette, with an official red seal impression at the lower left reading the Republic of China Year One (中華民國元年印). |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark blue on a cream ground, dominated by a central intaglio vignette of a busy street scene with horse-drawn vehicles, rickshaws, telegraph poles, and distant buildings rendered in fine line engraving. The bank name SHAN HSI ZING FUN BANK arcs across the top in bold Latin capitals, flanked by the numeral 1 in each upper corner. The denomination ONE LIANG appears in a straight legend along the lower border, with a serial number prefix A and a red official seal impressed at the right margin. |
| Reverse lettering | SHAN HSI ZING FUN BANK ONE LIANG No A 印代廠畫印茶票商兌 |
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