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5 Yuan / Dollars Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1912 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Li Hung-chang (Li Hongzhang) at left within an oval frame, surrounded by intricate guilloche underprint in red and blue tones with dragon motifs. Large Chinese numeral characters 伍圓 occupy the central field, flanked by oval vignette of a gazebo or pavilion at right. Vertical Chinese inscriptions in oval cartouches appear at each corner, with the bank name across the top and serial numbers in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國銀行兌換券 伍圓 上海 (Translation: Bank of China Exchange Note / Five Yuan / Shanghai) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA SHANGHAI OFFICE CURRENCY PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY FIVE DOLLARS SHANGHAI 1ST OCTOBER, 1909 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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