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| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Value | 50 Yuan |
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| Obverse lettering | 行銀國中 圓拾伍 印年九十二國民華中 重慶 (Translation: Bank of China Fifty Yuan Printed in the 29th year of the Republic of China, Chungking branch) |
| Reverse description | An oval vignette at right encloses a detailed intaglio view of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, surrounded by a guilloche border. A large numeral 50 in ornate lettering occupies the centre of the design, flanked by floral rosette patterns. The place name CHUNG KING appears in a panel below centre, with the bank title BANK OF CHINA across the top and printer's imprint at the bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA 50 FIFTY YUAN CHUNG KING 1940 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. |
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