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100 Yuan Bank of Central China
| Issuer | Bank of Central China (華中銀行) |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 100 Yuan |
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| Obverse lettering | 華中銀行 壹百圓 壹百 民國三十四年 |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 |
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The Bank of Central China was a Japanese-sponsored institution established in 1938 to manage currency in the occupied territories of central China. By 1945 the military situation had reversed dramatically, and notes issued that year circulated into a collapsing wartime economy — some areas changed hands multiple times within months, creating genuine confusion over which currencies remained legal tender.
The S-prefix Pick reference places this firmly in the specialized regional issues category, distinct from the main Japanese puppet bank series. Redemption after the war was inconsistent at best.