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5 Chiao / 5 Gyo Ta Chiang Bank / Dagiang Inxang
| Issuer | Ta Chiang Bank (大江銀行) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Size | 135 × 84 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows five figures in a row — a teacher, doctor, soldier, farmer, and worker — rendered in a bold woodcut-style print in blue. The bank name 大江銀行 (Ta Chiang Bank) appears as the main legend across the top, with the denomination 五角 (5 Chiao) at the right and the numeral 五 at the lower left. A red seal impression appears at the lower left of the vignette, and red serial numbers are printed in two positions across the upper portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue with a bold woodcut aesthetic. At centre, a cloud-shaped cartouche bears the denomination legend '5 GYO' in large characters, surrounded by crossed symbolic implements — a hoe, hammer, rifle, book, and abacus — arranged around the cartouche. The bank name 'DAGIANG INXANG' appears in Latin script at the top, flanked by the numeral '5' at each corner, with the year '1944' along the bottom edge. A red serial number is printed above the central cartouche. |
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Ta Chiang Bank was one of several regional banks operating under Japanese-sponsored administrations in occupied China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The precise administrative affiliation of this particular issuer remains a point of some ambiguity among specialists — the bank's name appears in both Chinese and romanized Manchu-inflected transliteration on the note, suggesting issuance within or near Manchukuo's sphere rather than the Wang Jingwei regime further south.
1944 issues from minor occupied-territory banks were often printed in limited runs and circulated briefly before liberation rendered them worthless. Survival rates vary sharply by issuer.