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5000 Yuan Tung Pei Bank of China, blue
| Issuer | Tung Pei Bank of China |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1948-1948) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a neoclassical bank building is rendered in intaglio style as the central vignette, while the denomination 伍仟圓 (Five Thousand Yuan) appears in large Chinese characters at left over a blue guilloche underprint, flanked by two red seal impressions. The bank title 東北銀行 runs across the top in Chinese characters, with the serial number and prefix letters positioned above, and the date inscription 中華民國三十七年 along the lower border. The overall colour scheme is blue, consistent with the noted colour variety. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown throughout, with an elaborate guilloche pattern covering the entire field. The large numeral 5000 appears in both left and right panels, flanking a central ornate rosette medallion that also bears the numeral 5000. The English bank title TUNG PEI BANK OF CHINA arches across the top, with FIVE THOUSAND YUAN along the lower portion and the year 1948 at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | TUNG PEI BANK OF CHINA FIVE THOUSAND YUAN 5000 1948 |
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