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2 Chiao 5 Fen / 25 Cents Bank of Chinan
| Issuer | Bank of Chinan |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1935-1946) |
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| Obverse description | Purple-grey letterpress print on plain paper. Central vignette shows a towered stone arch bridge set against a mountainous landscape. Chinese inscriptions appear at top (冀南銀行) and along the side panels, with the denomination 貳角伍分 repeated in the corners; two red seal stamps appear at lower right, and a handwritten serial number is applied in red at upper centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINAN TWENTY FIVE CENTS 1939 |
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The Bank of Chinan was a Japanese-sponsored institution established in 1938 to serve the occupied territories of Shandong province, issuing currency designed to displace both Nationalist Chinese notes and the older provincial paper. This 25-cent denomination targets the small-denomination retail market that silver subsidiary coinage had previously served — metal having largely disappeared from circulation once the occupation disrupted normal commerce.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference places this firmly in the specialized category, and the A suffix on S3065 indicates a distinct variety within the issue, likely a signature or overprint distinction rather than a major design change.