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400 Yuan Central Bank of China
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sun Yat-sen in an oval vignette at left, set against an overall red guilloche underprint. The large denomination characters 肆佰圓 are displayed in a central panel framed by decorative borders, with the bank title 中央銀行 across the top and serial number appearing twice in the upper field. The note is printed in red on white paper with repeated corner denomination numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中央銀行 肆佰圓 中華民國三十四年印 (Translation: Central Bank of China / Four Hundred Yuan / Printed in the 34th year of the Republic of China) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red and centres on a large oval guilloche vignette bearing the denomination characters 肆佰圓, flanked by ornate scrollwork and dragon-like decorative motifs. The numeral 400 appears in each corner and along the top margin, while two vertical columns of Chinese characters with seal impressions are present at left and right of the central vignette. The overall design is composed of dense guilloche lacework forming the border frame. |
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