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1 Yuan Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Size | 152 × 83 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in orange-brown over an intricate guilloche underprint and centres on a vignette of a classical Chinese temple gateway flanked by tall trees and two stone guardian lion figures at the base of the steps. The bank title 行銀國中 appears in a decorative cartouche at the top centre, with the branch designation 山東 (Shantung) to the right and the denomination 壹圓 in large characters within rosette panels on either side. Two manuscript signatures of the General Manager and Manager cross the lower portion above the date inscription 印年三十二國民華中 and the printer's imprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | 行銀國中 壹 圓 山 東 圓壹幣國付即票憑 印年三十二國民華中 司公鈔印羅納德 (Translation: Bank of China 1 Yuan Shantung Pay for national currency 1 Yuan by note Printed in the 23th year of the Republic of China Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in orange-red on fine guilloche work and carries a central vignette of the stone stairway ascending Mount Tai (Taishan) in Shantung, with sheer rocky cliffs on either side and a distant temple visible at the summit. BANK OF CHINA arches across the top within an ornate scrollwork border, while ONE and YUAN appear in large serif lettering to either side of the vignette, beneath the split legend PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER / ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE. The branch name SHANTUNG and date FEBRUARY 1934 are set below the central scene, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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