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5 Jiao Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank - Northwest Branch, Pre-1949 Communist China
| Issuer | Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank - Northwest Branch |
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| Year | 1933 |
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| Value | 5 Jiao (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Purple letterpress design with the issuing bank title and denomination rendered in bold Chinese characters against a guilloche underprint. The face carries two black manuscript signatures below the denomination text, with a redemption clause stating that two notes may be exchanged for one silver dollar. Border ornaments and geometric framing elements surround the central text block. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中華蘇維埃共和國國家銀行西北分行 伍角 凭票二张兑换银币一元 (Translation: CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK - NORTHWEST BRANCH Five Jiao Use 2 of this note to exchange silver coin 1 dollar) |
| Reverse description | Printed in light rose-red ink, the reverse is dominated by a large central medallion of concentric scalloped frames enclosing a floral rosette vignette, executed in fine letterpress. The denomination character 伍 (five) appears in circular cartouches at each corner. The issuing bank name 國家銀行 is inscribed at the top centre, and the date panel 一九三三年 (1933) is set within a rectangular frame at the bottom centre. |
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