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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 | Central intaglio vignette of Dr. Sun Yat-sen within an oval guilloche frame, flanked by elaborate scrollwork and Chinese denomination characters 伍圓 to either side. The bank title 廣東省銀行 appears in a dark panel at the top, with red serial numbers in the upper left and right. The inscription LOCAL CURRENCY is printed across the lower centre within a cartouche, beneath which the date in the Republican calendar and issuing authority text appear. |
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| Obverse lettering | 廣東省銀行 伍圓 作銀臺券用 中華民國二十年 LOCAL CURRENCY |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a traditional Chinese pavilion building rendered in fine intaglio line work, set within an ornate guilloche border. The bank title THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL BANK is lettered across the top, with the promise text PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER and ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE flanking the vignette. The denomination inscription FIVE DOLLARS / NATIONAL CURRENCY / 1931 appears across the bottom, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY below. |
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