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5 Jiao / 50 Cents
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 5 Jiao = 50 Cents (0.5) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Chiang Kai-shek in uniform, within an oval vignette at right, against an intricate guilloche underprint in olive-brown tones. The bank title 中央銀行 appears at top center, with the denomination 伍角 rendered in large Chinese characters both in a central floral medallion and within an oval panel at left. Two red seal impressions flank the central vignette, and serial numbers appear in red at upper left and upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中央銀行 伍角 |
| Reverse description | Central vignette presents an intaglio view of the Central Bank of China headquarters building, rendered in fine line engraving with a flag visible atop the structure. The denomination '50' appears in guilloche cartouches at each corner, with 'FIFTY CENTS' inscribed in two columns flanking the central building vignette. Two manuscript facsimile signatures appear below the building, one for the General Manager at left and one for the Governor at right, with the date '1948' set in an ornamental cartouche along the lower border. |
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