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10 Yuan Central Bank of China

Issuer Central Bank of China
Year 1945
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Value 10 Yuan
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Obverse description A circular vignette at left centre contains an intaglio view of a city gate, rendered in fine line engraving. The denomination 拾圓 (Ten Yuan) appears in a bordered panel to the right, flanked by decorative guilloche cornerpieces. Issuing authority and circulation-area inscriptions run along the upper and lower margins in Chinese characters, with the printer's imprint at the bottom.
Obverse lettering 行銀央中 券通流省九北東 圓拾 印年四十三國民華中 廠海上廠製印央中
(Translation: Central Bank of China Circulation Notes in Northeastern 9 Provinces Ten Yuan Printed in the 34th year of the Republic of China Central Engraving and Printing Plant, Shanghai Factory)
Reverse description The reverse is composed entirely of intricate guilloche lacework arranged symmetrically across the face, with the numeral 10 printed in each of the four corners. A central ornate panel carries the Chinese characters 拾圓 (Ten Yuan) within a lobed cartouche formed by interlocking guilloche bands. Signature blocks appear at left and right within the guilloche border.
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