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5 Dollars Kwangtung Provincial Bank
| Issuer | Kwangtung Provincial Bank |
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| Year | 1931 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in deep rose-red on a multicolour guilloche underprint, the obverse centres on an intaglio oval portrait vignette of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in military dress. Large Chinese characters for the denomination 伍圓 flank the portrait on both sides, with ornate scroll-work and rosette corner medallions framing the design. Two serial numbers appear in blue at the upper left and upper right, with Chinese text columns bearing manuscript signatures of bank officials, and a bold overprint reading LOCAL CURRENCY across the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | 廣東省銀行 (top centre) 伍圓 (flanking portrait) 作省毫券用 (upper panels) 中華民國二十年 (lower centre) LOCAL CURRENCY (overprint, lower centre) 美國鈔票公司 (bottom) |
| Reverse description | Executed in deep rose-red intaglio on plain paper, the reverse carries a central vignette of a traditional Chinese multi-storey pavilion building set within an ornate scrolled frame. The bank title THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL BANK is lettered in large Roman capitals across the upper guilloche panel, with serial numbers in blue at left and right. The denomination legend 5 FIVE DOLLARS 5 / NATIONAL CURRENCY / 1931 appears in a cartouche at the base, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. beneath. |
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