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1 Yuan Bank of Central China
| Issuer | Bank of Central China |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in green on cream paper. At right, a vignette of a steam locomotive with passenger coaches at a station platform anchors the design, while the denomination 壹圓 appears within a scalloped guilloche medallion at left. The bank title 華中銀行 is inscribed in Chinese characters across the upper field, with two red seal impressions in the lower corners and the Republic of China date 中華民國三十四年 along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF CENTRAL CHINA ONE YUAN 1945 |
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The Bank of Central China was a collaborationist institution established under the Japanese-sponsored Wang Jingwei regime, and notes from this issuer circulated in occupied central China during the final years of the Pacific War. By 1945, the military situation had deteriorated severely for Japan, and currency issued that year had an exceptionally short useful life — the regime collapsed with Japan's surrender in August.
Pick S3360 falls in the "S" (Specialized) sequence, reflecting its political status as an occupation-era issue rather than a recognized national emission. Surviving examples often show heavy use; wartime inflation and the abrupt demonetization that followed surrender left little incentive for careful preservation.