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10 Yuan
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Chiang Kai-shek in military uniform at right, facing left, within a green intaglio vignette against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination 拾圓 appears in a central ornate cartouche, flanked by decorative rosette patterns. The bank title 中央銀行 is inscribed across the top in bold Chinese characters, with the denomination repeated vertically in the side borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中央銀行 拾圓 (Translation: Central Bank of China / Ten Yuan) |
| Reverse description | Vignette of the Central Bank of China building in Nanking at left, rendered in fine line engraving with flag atop the structure. The central panel bears two oval medallions inscribed TEN YUAN flanking the numeral 10, all within an elaborate guilloche border. The issuer's name THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA runs across the top in English letterpress, with the year 1948 at the bottom centre and the numeral 10 repeated in each corner. |
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