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10 Mei Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents an oval landscape scene of a temple and trees with their reflection on a still shoreline, set over a fine guilloche underprint with decorative floral rosettes at each corner. The bank title 中國銀行 appears at upper right with the denomination 銅元拾枚 to its left, while a red date seal reading 中華民國八年三月 (March, Year 8 of the Republic) is positioned below; serial numbers in red appear at upper left and lower centre. The branch designation 九江 (Jiujiang) is noted at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in blue and red, is centred on a large starburst guilloche medallion bearing the inscription 當銅元拾枚 in Chinese characters, enclosed within an interlocking geometric border with additional guilloche patterning throughout. The denomination 拾枚 is repeated in blue within cartouches at each of the four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | 當銅元拾枚 拾枚 |
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