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10 Dollars Ta-Ching Government Bank, unissued
| Issuer | Ta-Ching Government Bank |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1903-1912) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in green and mauve intaglio on a fine guilloche ground, with a large central landscape vignette of the Forbidden City walls and moat in Beijing. The bold English bank title THE TA-CHING GOVERNMENT BANK arcs across the upper portion, below which a promise-to-pay clause reads in English. The denomination TEN DOLLARS is stated in full along the lower centre flanked by numeral 10 counters at each corner, with the date 1ST OCTOBER 1909 printed at the bottom; zeroed specimen serial numbers 00000 appear in red at upper left and right, and the imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK is present at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | THE TA-CHING GOVERNMENT BANK TEN DOLLARS 10 1ST OCTOBER 1909 ACCT MANAGER AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK 00000 |
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The Ta-Ching Government Bank was established by imperial edict in 1905 as part of the Qing dynasty's belated attempt to centralize and modernize its banking system. This note was printed by the American Bank Note Company but never issued — the 1911 revolution that ended the Qing dynasty also ended the bank, leaving substantial quantities of finished but unissued stock from several denominations.
ABNC's involvement here reflects a broader pattern of Chinese institutions sourcing security printing from New York rather than European competitors during this period, often negotiated through intermediary agents in Shanghai.