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5 Yuan Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Reference(s) | P#66 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of the White Pagoda (Bai Ta) at Beihai Park, Beijing, set within an oval frame with ornate scrollwork surrounds. Large Chinese characters 伍圓 appear in guilloche panels to the left and right, with the bank title 中國銀行 across the top and the place name 上海 at the lower corners of each panel. Serial number in red appears twice at the top, with two manuscript signatures and a lower central inscription at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a large European-style building identified as the Concordia Club in Shanghai, set within an oval frame with elaborate guilloche borders. The numeral 5 and the word YUAN appear in decorative panels on either side, with FIVE YUAN and NATIONAL CURRENCY inscribed below the central vignette. Serial number appears twice at lower centre, with SHANGHAI and the date 1926 below, and the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE 5 YUAN FIVE YUAN NATIONAL CURRENCY SHANGHAI 1926 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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