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20 Coppers Bank of Chinan
| Issuer | Bank of Chinan (冀南銀行) |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1935-1946) |
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| Obverse description | Purple letterpress print on cream paper. A vignette of the Seventeen-Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace occupies the central field, flanked on each side by the denomination numeral '20' within decorative cartouches. Chinese inscriptions name the issuing bank at the top, with additional text denoting the denomination and area of circulation below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 冀南銀行 貳拾枚 伍省通用 中國 民國三十年 |
| Reverse description | Purple-blue letterpress print. The reverse is dominated by a large guilloche-style central panel bearing the numeral '20' in bold, flanked by the English legend 'TWENTY COPPER COINS' and the date '1941' at the foot, all enclosed within a scalloped ornamental border. A small Chinese character inscription appears above and below the central numerals. |
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