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5 Jiao / 50 Cents Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red-orange on a lightly tinted ground, the obverse is dominated by large Chinese characters 伍角 (Five Jiao) at centre, below the issuer name 中國銀行 arranged vertically. A circular vignette at the top contains a figure standing beside a deer beneath a tree, framed by ornate guilloche scrollwork borders. The serial number appears in a panel between the vignette and the denomination, with vertical marginal inscriptions and the Republic of China year notation along the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | 行银国中 角伍 (Translation: Bank of China Five Jiao) |
| Reverse description | Printed in green, the reverse is composed of intricate guilloche lathe-work forming decorative borders and a central panel. The large numeral '50' within a guilloche rosette occupies the upper centre, with the inscription 'FIFTY CENTS' in a ribbon below. A promise-to-pay text reads across the upper field, and the date '1st July, 1925' with the place name 'SHANGHAI' appears at the foot. Two manuscript signatures of the Governor and Manager are placed across the centre, with the denomination '50 CENTS' repeated in each corner. |
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