2000 Customs Gold Units

€2.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1947
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value2000 Customs Gold Units (2000 關金圓)
CurrencyCustoms Gold Unit (1930-1948)
CompositionPaper
Size145 × 62 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed12,175,000
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Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#344
Obverse descriptionSun Yat-Sen with seals below guilloche
Reverse descriptionCentral Bank of China building, Shanghai Signatures at bottom
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Obverse lettering行銀央中 關 金 貳 仟 圓 印年六十三國民華中 司公鈔印羅納德
(Translation: Central Bank of China Two Thousand Customs Gold Units Printed in the 36th year of the Republic of China Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London)
Reverse letteringThe Central Bank of China Two Thousand Customs Gold Units 1947 Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited London
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID6491902530
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