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2 Jiao / 20 Cents Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 2 Jiao (0.2) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette within an oval frame shows a lakeside pagoda set against a hillside, rendered in a fine line engraving style. The denomination 貳角 appears in large Chinese characters to the right, with the place name 哈爾濱 (Harbin) in oval cartouches on both lateral margins. The border consists of intricate guilloche work with corner ornaments, and the serial number appears at top left, top right, and bottom centre. |
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| Reverse description | The centre of the reverse carries a large numeral 20 set within an elaborate floral guilloche rosette, with the word CENTS below. The legend BANK OF CHINA runs across the top in bold serif lettering, flanked by the denomination 20 CENTS on each side. Two manuscript signatures appear above the place name HARBIN, and the date OCTOBER 1ST 1917 is printed along the lower portion, with a border of fine guilloche work matching the obverse. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA 20 CENTS 每十角兌換元幣一國幣 OCTOBER 1ST 1917 HARBIN BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEKING CHINA |
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