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| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1912 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Li Hung-chang in an oval vignette at left, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a complex guilloche underprint in violet and orange. The large Chinese character 拾圓 (Ten Yuan) is centered in bold letterpress, flanked by an oval vignette of a traditional Chinese tea house at right. The note carries Shanghai branch designation vertically on both side margins, with denomination repeated in Chinese characters throughout the decorative border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 券换兑行银国中 拾 圓 (Translation: Bank of China Exchange Note Ten Yuan) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA TEN DOLLARS SHANGHAI 1ST OCTOBER 1909 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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