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| Emittente | Ta-Ching Government Bank (大清銀行) |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1910 |
| Tipo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valore | 30 Taels |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Dimensioni | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Stampatore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Disegnatore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | Vertically formatted note with a central green guilloche panel framed by an elaborate brown-printed border. The upper vignette presents two confronting dragons flanking a central roundel above the bank title inscription, while paired dragon vignettes occupy the lateral borders. The lower portion of the panel carries a wave underprint, with the denomination and branch details rendered in vertical Chinese script columns, and manuscript serial number and official seals applied in red and black. |
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| Legenda del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del rovescio | The reverse is divided into two sections: the left portion carries a stub (根存) reproducing the essential payment details in vertical Chinese script columns with a large red official seal, while the right portion bears manuscript notations and red-stamped serial references. The paper shows a plain unprinted ground with handwritten and seal-applied annotations recording the transaction particulars. |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Firma/e | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tipo di protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione della protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Varianti | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Commenti |
The Ta-Ching Government Bank was established by imperial edict in 1905 as a reorganization of the Hu Pu Bank, intended to function as a central bank for the dying Qing dynasty. It never operated as one for long — the 1911 Xinhai Revolution effectively ended its mandate, and the institution was absorbed into the Bank of China by 1912. Notes issued in the final years, including this 1910 piece, were circulating against a political backdrop of terminal instability.
The tael denomination is significant. China had not yet adopted the yuan as a standardized national unit, and tael-denominated notes reflected local silver weight conventions rather than a unified monetary system. A Shansi branch issue adds further specificity — Shansi province had its own deep private banking tradition through the famous piaohao merchant banks, against which the Ta-Ching notes competed directly.
The unlisted Pick status suggests surviving examples are rare enough that no standard reference has fully catalogued the series.