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50 Yuan Bank of Shansi, Chahar, & Hopei
| Issuer | Bank of Shansi, Chahar & Hopei |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on yellow underprint. Central vignette shows a farmer working in a field beside a well, with a landscape of trees and hills extending to the right where a bridge spans a stream. The denomination 伍拾圓 (Fifty Yuan) appears within a decorative guilloche cartouche at centre, with the bank name 普察冀邊區銀行 across the top and the Chinese Republican date at lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Green letterpress print. Central vignette presents a mountain landscape with the Great Wall of China winding across the composition. The denomination numeral 50 appears in large figures at left and right, framed by ornate guilloche borders. The English inscriptions BANK OF SHANSI, CHAHAR & HOPEI and FIFTY YUAN / LOCAL CURRENCY are printed across the top and bottom panels respectively. |
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The Bank of Shansi, Chahar & Hopei — commonly abbreviated as the Cha-Ha-Jin Bank after its Chinese name — was a Japanese-sponsored institution established in 1938 to provide financial infrastructure across the occupied territories of North China. Its notes displaced both Nationalist-era currency and the competing Federal Reserve Bank issues in contested areas, though acceptance was often coerced rather than voluntary. The 1941 series reflects the bank's expanded role as Japanese military operations pushed deeper into the region's rural economy.
Circulation wear on surviving examples tends to concentrate unevenly, suggesting these higher denominations moved through commercial channels rather than daily retail trade. The 50 Yuan face value was substantial for the period — enough to complicate counterfeiting in occupied territory, where paper and printing materials were themselves controlled resources.