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1000 Yuan Bank of Shansi, Chahar, & Hopei, front proof
| Issuer | Bank of Shansi, Chahar & Hopei (晋察冀边区银行) |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 1000 Yuan |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print over a light blue and ochre underprint, with all text oriented right to left in traditional Chinese style. Central vignette shows farmers at work on a hillside, with a gazebo structure in the background. Square seal-script overprints appear at multiple positions across the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | 仟壹 - 仟壹 行銀區邊冀察晋 圓仟壹 - 圓仟壹 年六十三國民華中 圓仟壹 - 圓仟壹 (Translation: 1000 (Yuan) - 1000 (Yuan) Regional Bank of Shansi, Chahar, & Hopei 1000 Yuan - 1000 Yuan Year 36 of the Republic of China 1000 Yuan - 1000 Yuan) |
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The Bank of Shansi, Chahar & Hopei was the financial arm of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, one of the most militarily significant Communist-held territories during the civil war period. By 1947, the border region currency system was already under pressure from Nationalist blockades and the inflationary chaos affecting all Chinese paper money at the time — the 1,000 Yuan denomination reflects how rapidly purchasing power had eroded even within Communist-administered zones.
Front proofs of border region notes are considerably scarcer than issued examples, most of which were aggressively circulated and are found heavily worn. A proof survivor from this printer run is the exception.