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5 Chiao Southern People's Bank
| Issuer | Southern People's Bank (南方人民银行) |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a traditional Chinese pavilion or tea house framed by an ornate archway, flanked by decorative scrollwork and floral cornerpieces; two circular star medallions appear at the left and right. The bank title 南方人民銀行 is inscribed across the upper portion, with the denomination 伍角 repeated in the corners and along the vertical margins. The date 1949年印 appears at the lower border, and a serial number with prefix is printed in the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 南方人民銀行 伍角 1949年印 |
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The Southern People's Bank (南方人民银行) was one of several regional Communist-administered banks operating in south China during the final phase of the civil war. Its notes circulated in liberated areas ahead of the formal establishment of the People's Bank of China, effectively functioning as provisional currency in territories taken from Nationalist control before a unified monetary system could be imposed from Beijing.
The 5 Chiao denomination served everyday small transactions in a period of acute monetary fragmentation — dozens of local and regional issues competed simultaneously, and acceptance depended entirely on which military force controlled the street where you were spending.
Pick S3485 is a scarce regional issue; surviving examples in any condition are infrequently encountered outside specialist Chinese civil war collections.