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5000 Yuan
| Issuer | Central Bank of China |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Value | 5000 Yuan |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Chiang Kai-shek in intaglio at right, set against a red guilloche underprint with a central floral rosette vignette. The denomination 伍仟圓 appears in large Chinese characters at centre, with the issuer name 中央銀行 and series designation 金圓券 across the top. Serial numbers appear in two positions flanking the central design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中央銀行 金圓券 伍仟圓 (Translation: Central Bank of China / Gold Yuan / Five Thousand Yuan) |
| Reverse description | Vignette of the Presidential Executive Yuan building in Nanking at left, rendered in fine intaglio line work, with a flag visible above the complex. A large guilloche rosette at centre bears the numeral 5000 overprinted within, flanked by the denomination numerals 5000 in each corner. Signature lines for General Manager and Governor appear below the central rosette, with the date 1949 at bottom centre. |
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