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50 Yuan Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | A steam locomotive vignette occupies the left portion of the note, rendered in green intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint that fills the entire field. To the right, the denomination 伍拾圓 appears in large Chinese characters within an ornate cartouche, flanked by corner numerals reading 伍拾. The bank title 中國銀行 is printed across the top in bold Chinese characters, with the Republic of China date inscription along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in green on an intricate guilloche background with fine lathe-work patterns filling the field. A central medallion bears the large numeral 50, flanked symmetrically by two cartouches each inscribed FIFTY YUAN. The bank title BANK OF CHINA is set in a prominent banner across the upper register, with the year 1942 appearing at the foot of the design, and the printer's imprint DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF CHINA FIFTY YUAN 50 1942 DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. |
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