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| Issuer | Farmers Bank of Chung-Chou |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1914-1949) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a river scene with multiple junks under sail on calm water, rendered in fine intaglio line work. Chinese inscriptions appear at top and bottom, with the bank name in Chinese characters across the upper border. The denomination numerals appear at left and right in the corners, with two red seal stamps visible at lower right, and the serial number and prefix letters printed in red. |
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| Reverse description | Intricate guilloche underprint in green tones frames a central medallion bearing the large numeral '20'. The bank name 'THE FARMERS BANK OF CHUNG-CHOU' is inscribed across the top border in English, with 'TWENTY YUAN' at the bottom. Two elaborate rosette medallions flank the central motif at left and right, and the date '1948' appears at the foot of the design. Two handwritten signatures are present, one at lower left and one at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | THE FARMERS BANK OF CHUNG-CHOU TWENTY YUAN 1948 |
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