5 Yuan Bank of China

5 Yuan (Bank of China) - obverse5 Yuan (Bank of China) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Republic of China
Issuing bank Bank of China (中國銀行)
Period Republic (1912-1949)
Type Standard banknote
Year 26 (1937)
Calendar Chinese republican
Value 5 Yuan
Currency Yuan (1912-1948)
Composition Paper
Size 156 × 79 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
214241
References P# 80
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

Portrait of Sun Yat-sen at left.
Chinese text written horizontally right-to-left.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
行銀國中
圓伍
印年六十二國民華中

Translation: Bank of China, Five Yuan, Printed in the 26th year of the Republic of China

Reverse

Bank of China building in ShanghaiAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK OF CHINA

FIVE YUAN
NATIONAL CURRENCY

GENERAL MANAGER
MANAGER

1937
Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London

Watermark

Temple of Heaven

5 Yuan (Bank of China) -  obverse

© gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA)

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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26 (1937)  Photo $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 4.10 $ 6.60 $ 6.60 (fr) 80

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 261
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 UNC USD 12.97
(EUR 12.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1680
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 883
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 XF USD 5.40
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 208
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 VF USD 5.40
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 618
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 VF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Yuan (Bank of China)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1679
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 USD 30.26
(EUR 28.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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