20 Customs Gold Units

20 Customs Gold Units - obverse20 Customs Gold Units - reverse

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Features

Issuer Republic of China
Issuing bank Central Bank of China (中央銀行)
Period Republic (1912-1949)
Type Standard banknote
Year 19 (1930)
Calendar Chinese republican
Value 20 Customs Gold Units (20 關金圓)
Currency Customs Gold Unit (1930-1948)
Composition Paper
Size 192 × 87 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
209322
References P# 328
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Sun Yat-sen

Lettering:
行銀央中
海上
付即票憑





印年九十國民華中
司公票鈔國美

Translation:
Central Bank of China
Shanghai
Pay on Demand
Twenty Customs Gold Units
Printed in the 19th year of the Republic of China
American Bank Note Company

Reverse

Central Bank of China building, Shanghai

Lettering:
The Central Bank of China
Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here
Twenty Customs Gold Units
Shanghai, 1930
American Bank Note Company

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)

Comments

This issue was primarily used to facilitate customs payments, but during and after World War II the notes were used for general circulation. The 1930 issue was printed into the 1940s.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
19 (1930)  6% 1 letter prefix
19 (1930)  $ 2.90 $ 3.00 $ 5.80 $ 5.80 $ 12 93% 2 letters prefix

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 305
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 1167
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 8.62
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 656
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined AU Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 657
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined AU USD 5.39
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3245
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined XF USD 7.54
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 2958
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined VF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 226
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 Undetermined USD 21.55
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold UnitsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Customs Gold Units
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 227
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 Undetermined USD 22.63
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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