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5 Fen / Cents
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Silver Yuan (1949) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Chiang Kai-shek in military uniform at centre, rendered in red intaglio print against a pale ground. The denomination 伍分 appears in large Chinese characters at upper left and upper right corners, with the issuer name 中央銀行 and place of issue 重慶 inscribed across the top. A rectangular panel below the portrait carries the exchange clause in Chinese characters, with the numeral serial number printed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A central guilloche rosette in red carries the Chinese characters 伍分 within an ornate floral underprint. The English inscription THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA is set at the top, with FIVE CENTS in bold letterpress below the central vignette. The denomination numeral 5 appears in each of the four corners within decorative frames, and the year date is printed at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA FIVE CENTS 伍 分 1949 |
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