5000 Customs Gold Units

€2.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1947
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5000 Customs Gold Units (5000 關金圓)
CurrencyCustoms Gold Unit (1930-1948)
CompositionPaper
Size149 × 62 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#353
Obverse descriptionSun Yat-Sen with seals below guilloche
Reverse descriptionCentral Bank of China building, Shanghai Signatures at bottom
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering行銀央中 關 金 伍 仟 圓 印年六十三國民華中 司公限有局書華中
(Translation: Central Bank of China 5000 Customs Gold Units Printed in the 36th year of the Republic of China Chung Hwa Book Co. Ltd.)
Reverse letteringThe Central Bank of China Five Thousand Customs Gold Units 1947 Chung Hwa Book Co. Ltd.
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 ID9240367700
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