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1 Yuan The Sino-Scandinavian Bank
| Issuer | Sino-Scandinavian Bank (华威银行) |
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| Year | 11 (1922) |
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| Printer | Finance Ministry Printing Bureau (财政部印刷局) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green and black with red overprint elements. A central oval vignette presents a stone arch bridge reflected in calm water, framed by dense tree foliage — a classic Chinese garden scene rendered in fine intaglio line work. The bank name 華威銀行 appears at the top in large Chinese characters flanked by red serial numbers, with the place name 黎昌 printed in bold red on either side; denomination characters 壹圓 run vertically on the right, and a red seal overprint reading 永七通用 appears below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green and multicolor. A central vignette illustrates a Viking longship under sail, serving as a symbolic reference to the bank's Scandinavian connection. The bank name in English appears at the top of the note, with the Yungchi Currency overprint applied in bold lettering across the face. |
| Reverse lettering | The Sino-Scandinavian Bank promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here, Local Currency value Received. YUNGCHI CURRENCY ONE YUAN Feb. 1st. 1922 |
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