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50 Dollars The Futien Bank
| Issuer | The Futien Bank (富滇銀行) |
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| Year | 1928-1929 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1834-1949) |
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| Obverse description | Green ink on multicolour underprint; central vignette of a jade rooster and a golden horse standing upon two globes, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Denomination numeral and bank title appear in Chinese characters, with the Republican era date (Year 17) inscribed below. Guilloche lathe-work borders frame the design on all sides. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in green ink, the reverse is dominated by a symmetrical arrangement of large guilloche rosettes at each corner and centre, with the numeral 50 repeated six times across the design. A central medallion carries the large denomination figure flanked by the word FIFTY in mirror guilloche panels. The bank title and promise-to-pay clause appear in a cartouche at the top, with the printer's imprint at the foot, and the two-part serial number printed in red ink above the central field. |
| Reverse lettering | THE FU-TIEN BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY 50 FIFTY FIFTY 50 DOLLARS 50 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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