10 Yuan Tung Pei Bank of China

The Tung Pei Bank of China was established in 1946 under the Nationalist-aligned Northeast administration, but the northeast provinces were already the primary theater of the civil war's ground campaign. By 1947, Communist forces under Lin Biao had effectively severed rail supply lines through much of Manchuria, meaning notes from this institution circulated in a shrinking and militarily contested zone. The bank's lifespan as a functioning issuer was short — Communist forces took Shenyang in November 1948, ending it entirely.

Survival rates for Tung Pei issues vary sharply by denomination; the 10 Yuan was a workhorse note in a hyperinflationary environment, which tends to mean heavy use and rough handling rather than careful preservation.