5 Customs Gold Units

€2.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1930
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5 Customs Gold Units (5 關金圓)
CurrencyCustoms Gold Unit (1930-1948)
CompositionPaper
Size170 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterAmerican Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#326
Obverse descriptionSun Yat-sen
Reverse descriptionCentral Bank of China building, Shanghai
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Protection description
Obverse lettering行銀央中 海上 付即票憑 關 金 伍 圓 印年九十國民華中 司公票鈔國美
(Translation: Central Bank of China Shanghai Pay on Demand 5 Customs Gold Units Printed in the 19th year of the Republic of China American Bank Note Company)
Reverse letteringThe Central Bank of China Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here Five Customs Gold Units Shanghai, 1930 American Bank Note Company
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID9961591770
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