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| Issuer | Kiangsi Provincial Bank |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on plain paper, the obverse is framed by a fine guilloche border with ornamental corner flourishes and vertical denomination inscriptions (壹角) along both side margins. The central vignette consists of an elaborate oval guilloche medallion bearing the large Chinese characters 壹銀角 (One Silver Jiao), surrounded by floral rosettes. Above the medallion, the bank title 江西省銀行 (Kiangsi Provincial Bank) and the auxiliary currency legend 輔幣務 are printed in bold Chinese characters; two red serial numbers flank the central text, and two red official seals appear in the lower left and right corners. Below the medallion, fine Chinese text states the redemption terms and the date of issue, Republic of China Year 38, Month 7. |
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| Obverse lettering | 江西省銀行 輔幣務 壹銀角 一律通用 完糧納稅 憑兌角十成銀元壹圓 中華民國三十八年七月 |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse carries a bold letterpress heading THE KIANGSI PROVINCIAL BANK across the upper panel. The central design consists of a large guilloche numeral 10 overlaid by an ornate floral lozenge, with a horizontal cartouche inscribed TEN CENTS at the centre. Symmetrical lathe-work globe rosettes occupy the left and right fields, and the four corners each bear the numeral 10 in diagonal cartouches. The year 1949 appears in a rectangular frame at the lower centre, and a Chinese printer's imprint 江西合群印刷廠製 is printed below the outer border. |
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