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500 Yuan Bank of Central China
| Issuer | Bank of Central China |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in deep red on a light ground, the obverse centres on a guilloche medallion at left enclosing the denomination in Chinese characters (伍百圓), with a vignette to the right of a steam passenger locomotive drawing carriages along a railway line, utility poles receding into the background. The bank title 華中銀行 is inscribed in Chinese at the top centre, with denomination numerals and characters repeated in all four corners within ornamental frames and a continuous geometric border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 華中銀行 伍百圓 |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse carries a large underprint numeral '500' at centre, overlaid by red chop marks, with a vignette to the right of a sailing vessel and additional ships at anchor rendered in fine engraved style. The year '1946' appears at the bottom centre, and '500' is repeated in each corner within ornamental frames, the whole enclosed by a continuous geometric border. |
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