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10 Yuan Tung Pei Bank of China
| Issuer | Tung Pei Bank of China |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-orange on a cream ground, with a central oval guilloche cartouche bearing the large Chinese character 圓 (Yuan) above 拾 (Ten), framed by elaborate scrollwork borders. To the right, a vignette presents a tree with sprawling roots set in a landscape scene, flanked by vertical panel inscriptions. The bank name 東北銀行 appears across the top, with additional Chinese legends noting circulation券 status and issuing authority; the denomination 拾 is repeated in the left and right margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | 東北銀行 拾圓 流通券 北票換券此 印年五十二民國中 地方 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in olive-yellow with a symmetrical design centred on a large guilloche rosette enclosing the numeral 10, flanked on each side by an ornate sunburst rosette of fine lathe-work. An arched banner at the top carries the English legend TUNG PEI BANK OF CHINA, and a lower panel reads TEN YUAN, the whole composition enclosed within a scrolled foliate border. |
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