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5 Dollars The Canton Municipal Bank
| Issuer | Canton Municipal Bank |
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| Year | 22 (1933) |
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| Size | 152 x 91 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted note with an ornate guilloche border. The city emblem of Canton is centred at the top, below which a vignette of the Five-Story Pagoda (Zhenhai Tower) in Canton is displayed. Denomination numerals and Chinese characters appear in multiple registers, with the issuing authority inscribed in Chinese across the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 伍 行銀立市州廣 伍 失 訂 圓伍圓伍 票 明 伍——伍 內 見 圓——圓 持 字 票 伍——伍 票慿 跡 無 圓——圓 人票 原 息 伍——伍 通即 無 支 圓——圓 用付 添 付 伍——伍 銀 改 不 圓——圓 亳 此 湳 伍——伍 據 遺 圓伍圓伍 副 伍 行 行 圓 長 長 整 伍 印年二十二國民華中 伍 (Translation: Five Canton Municipal Bank Five This banknote ensures that payment is made on demand without interest and is not subject to change. The writing on the banknote is authentic and there are no alterations made to it. Pay on demand. Could be trade with silver coins. Issued in the 22nd year of the Republic) |
| Reverse description | Purple-brown intaglio-printed note with an elaborate guilloche border and floral rosette underprint. An oval portrait vignette of Dr. Sun Yat-sen occupies the centre, flanked on each side by large numeral 5 denominators set within intricate lathe-work rosettes. The bank title arcs across the top, with denomination, place of issue, and date inscribed in the lower field. |
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