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| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sun Yat-sen in an oval vignette at left centre, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive-green tones. The denomination 壹萬圓 appears in large characters at centre, flanked by corner value panels reading 壹萬. A scenic mountain and river landscape vignette occupies the right portion of the note, with the bank title 中央銀行 in large characters across the top. The serial number and issue year inscription appear along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an elaborate symmetrical guilloche design in olive-green, composed of interlocking rosette and lace-work patterns across the entire field. The denomination 壹萬圓 is rendered in bold Chinese characters at centre, flanked on each side by the numeral 10000. Two manuscript signature columns appear at left and right within the guilloche border, one bearing the title 副局長 and one 局長. |
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| Signature(s) | Liang Ping and Chen Dingqi |
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