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| Issuer | Bank of Central China |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in brown on cream paper, the obverse carries a central vignette of the Great Wall of China across the right portion of the note, enclosed within an ornate cartouche with scrollwork and floral corner ornaments. The bank title 華中銀行 runs across the upper centre, while the denomination 壹百圓 appears in large characters at centre-left. The Republic of China year date is inscribed along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress-printed in brown, the reverse is covered by an intricate guilloche underprint across the entire field, with two large circular guilloche rosettes each bearing the numeral 100 flanking a central rectangular panel with Chinese inscription. Dense lathe-work border ornaments and corner medallions repeat the denomination throughout the design. |
| Reverse lettering | 100 壹百 |
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