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1000 Yuan Central Bank of China
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Printer | Security Banknote Company (SBNC), Philadelphia, United States (?-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Sun Yat-sen in three-quarter portrait, set against a fine guilloche underprint in purple. Symmetrical denomination panels bearing the value in Chinese characters (壹仟圓) are positioned at left and right, flanked by ornate lathework corner pieces. Series designation '48-G' and two red seal impressions appear in the lower field, with the bank title in Chinese characters across the top and the date inscription along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 行銀央中 圓仟壹 印年四十三國民華中 司公票鈔安保商美 廠海上廠製印央中 (Translation: The Central Bank of China, One Thousand Yuan, Printed in the 34th year of the Republic of China, American Security Banknote Company) |
| Reverse description | Intricate guilloche engine-turned design in purple, with a large central numeral '1000' superimposed over concentric lathe-work radiating outward from the centre. The Nationalist twelve-ray sun emblem appears within ornate circular vignettes at left and right. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central design, captioned 'GENERAL MANAGER' and 'GOVERNOR' respectively, with the year '1945' in a cartouche at the foot and the printer's imprint below. |
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