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50 Yuan - Hell Bank Note
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette in woodblock-print style shows the Fifth Court King of Hell (五殿森羅王) presiding over judgment, with sinners cast onto a blade-mountain hell (刀山地獄) in the lower register amid flames and spikes. The design is executed entirely in red ink with a geometric key-fret border frame. Denomination 伍拾圓 appears in large seal script at the base flanked by pay-on-demand and no-reissue clauses. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天國寶鈔 五殿森羅王 衆善奉行 諸惡莫作 刀山地獄 憑票即付 伍拾圓 不掛失票 (Translation: Tian Guo Bao Chao King of the hell Good deeds Do not evil Knife mountain hell Pay on demand 50 Yuan No reissue if lost) |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark brown ink, the central vignette in woodblock style illustrates a dense procession of souls in reincarnation, rendered across two registers separated by clouds and flames. Ritual objects — lotus flowers, vases, and pagoda finials — form a decorative upper border above the main scene. Vertical and horizontal inscriptions identify the artist, date, and place of origin within the geometric key-fret frame. |
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