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10 Dollars Ta-Ching Government Bank
| Issuer | Ta Ch'ing Government Bank |
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| Year | 1907-1908 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1903-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Chinese side. Date: Guangxu Year 34 (1908). Branch: Canton (Guangzhou). Denomination: 10 Dollars. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE TA-CHING GOVERNMENT BANK Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here Ten Dollars Local Currency TEN DOLLARS CANTON |
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The Ta-Ching Government Bank was established by imperial edict in 1905, intended to function as a central bank for the Qing dynasty during its final, faltering modernization push. This 10 Dollar note belongs to a series issued in the years immediately before the 1911 Revolution ended the dynasty entirely, making the bank's entire note-issuing program effectively short-lived. The bank was restructured into the Bank of China in 1912.
The A71 series carries multiple variety designations distinguished primarily by branch of issue — the "C" suffix places this among notes payable at a specific branch office rather than representing a design change. Branch-designated notes from this issuer tend to appear far less frequently than the main Peking issues.