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5 Yuan Farmers Bank of China

Issuer Farmers Bank of China
Year 1941
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Printer Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, United Kingdom
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Obverse description Portrait of Sun Yat-sen in intaglio at left, set within a fine guilloche border. At center, the denomination 伍圓 appears within an ornate scalloped vignette surrounded by scrollwork. Two red seal chops are positioned at lower left and lower right, with the bank title 中國農民銀行 printed in a guilloche-patterned banner across the top and the issue date inscription along the lower margin.
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Reverse description Central intaglio vignette of a traditional Chinese temple complex viewed in perspective along a straight approach path, with mountains in the background. To the right, a pastoral scene shows two grazing oxen rendered in fine engraving. The denomination numerals "5" appear at each corner within guilloche cartouches, and the bank title arches across the top in bold letterpress above the promise-to-pay legend.
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