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| Issuer | Ta-Ching Government Bank |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Blue-grey intaglio print on cream paper with two oval vignettes: a Chinese junk under sail at left and a traditional gateway building at right, flanking a central cartouche bearing the denomination 伍仟圓. Red serial numbers appear at upper left and right, with Manchu script across the top. Red seal stamps at lower corners. |
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| Reverse description | Pink and pale green letterpress design with a large central guilloche medallion inscribed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS / 5000. The bank title THE TA-CHING GOVERNMENT BANK arcs across the top in blue serif lettering. Promise-to-pay text flanks the medallion, with date, place, and Viceroy signature at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | THE TA-CHING GOVERNMENT BANK Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand at the Office here Three Dollars Local Currency FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS 5000 Value Received BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHANGHAI 18th January 1908 VICEROY |
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