5 Dollars The Canton Municipal Bank

Issuer City of Canton (Kwangtung Province)
Year 22 (1933)
Type Local banknote
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Currency
Composition Paper
Size 152 x 91 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Waterlow & Sons Limited , United Kingdom (1810-1961)
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In circulation to Yes
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Obverse description Green border. Canton city emblem on the top with a picture of the Five-Story Pagoda in Canton.
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 border with portrait of Dr. Sun Yat sen
Reverse lettering 𝟓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊  𝟓
ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀʀᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ
 𝐅𝚰𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒
 ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴄʏ
 CANTON
𝟓 𝟏ˢᵀ 𝐌𝐀𝐘, 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟑 𝟓
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Numisquare ID 7633371980
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