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5 Yuan / Dollars Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1913 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) in formal imperial robes set within an oval frame at left, facing three-quarters right. A large central guilloche rosette carries the denomination 伍圓 in bold Chinese characters, flanked by elaborate lathe-work underprint in red and blue. To the right, an oval vignette presents a traditional Chinese pavilion (gazebo) amid trees. Denomination panels reading 伍圓 appear at each corner, and the serial number prefix A000000 is printed in red at upper left and upper right, with a red SPECIMEN overprint across the centre face. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國銀行兌換券 伍 圓 中華民國二年印 A000000 SPECIMEN (Translation: Bank of China Exchange Note Five Yuan / Printed in the Second Year of the Republic of China) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE DOLLARS LOCAL CURRENCY FIVE DOLLARS 5 N° A000000 1st JUNE 1919 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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