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1 Yuan / Dollar Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1912 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Li Hung Chang in an oval frame at left, rendered in intaglio with fine cross-hatching detail. Large Chinese characters 壹圓 (One Yuan) occupy the centre field, flanked by guilloche ornamental panels and denomination ovals reading 壹圓 at each corner. A second oval vignette at right presents a train passing a hillside village with a fortified gate, surrounded by an ornate floral and scrollwork border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 壹 圓 (Translation: One Yuan) 中國銀行 民圓壹光兌壹圓 |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE DOLLAR BAND OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BANK 1ST OCTOBER 1909 |
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