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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Ningpo Commercial Bank, Limited |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Green and yellow note dated 22 January 1909. Two dragons flank a central crown vignette at upper centre, above a guilloche band bearing the bank's title "THE NINGPO COMMERCIAL BANK LTD." Denomination "FIVE DOLLARS LOCAL CURRENCY" in large letterpress text, with a promise-to-pay clause and "BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS" below, signed by the Manager. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE NINGPO COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. FIVE DOLLARS LOCAL CURRENCY SHANGHAI BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGER |
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The Ningpo Commercial Bank was one of the earliest Chinese-owned modern commercial banks, founded in Shanghai in 1908 by a group of Ningbo-region merchants who had made their fortunes in Shanghai's comprador economy. This note dates to the bank's first full year of operation. The choice of Toppan Security Printing Co. — a Japanese security printer with Shanghai operations — rather than a Western firm like American Bank Note Company was itself a statement of regional commercial alignment.
The "A61C" Pick designation reflects one of several signature or date varieties within the 1909 series, distinguished by minor issuance details rather than design changes.