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5 Chiao / 50 Cents Bank of Central China
| Issuer | Bank of Central China |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1935-1946) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette set within an octagonal guilloche frame, portraying villagers engaged in agricultural labour on both flanks. The bank title 華中銀行 is inscribed in Chinese characters along the upper border, while the denomination 伍角 appears centrally within the frame, and the Republican calendar date 中民國三十四年 runs along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in olive-green tones, with an intricate guilloche border enclosing a central panel bearing a finely engraved lace-pattern underprint. THE BANK OF CENTRAL CHINA arches across the upper portion of the panel, FIFTY CENTS appears at centre, and the numeral 50 is repeated in each of the four corners as well as at the centre. |
| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF CENTRAL CHINA FIFTY CENTS 50 |
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