1 Yuan Central Reserve Bank of China

Features

Issuer	Reformed Government of the Republic of China (Japanese puppet states in China)
Type	Standard banknote
Year	29 (1940)
Calendar	Chinese republican
Value	1 Yuan
Currency	Yen (1938-1941)
Composition	Paper
Size	146 × 78 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 224767 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	P# J8 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Green ink on toned paper
Chinese writing
Left: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Middle: The mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Right: Styled denomination in Chinese
Serial numbers under portrait and denomination
Red seal stamps between serial number pair

Lettering:
(In Traditional Chinese format and lettering)
行銀備儲央中
圓壹
年九十二國民華中

Translation:
The Central Reserve Bank of China
One Yuan
The Reformed Government of the Republic
Printed in the 29th Year of the Republic

Reverse

Green Ink on toned paper
English writing
Centered: Large denomination in English
Left/Right below denomination: Signatures
1940

Lettering:
The Central Reserve Bank of China
One 1 Yuan
1940

Comments

This should be compared to J9, issued the same year. Both are standard circulation. J8a was for regular circulation. J8b and J8c were overstamped for control

Only one style of signatures for this note, unlike J9

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Date				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
29 (1940)												P-J8a standard issue
29 (1940)												P-J8b 'Hsing' overprint in red on both sides
29 (1940)												P-J8c 'Yi' overprint twice on both sides

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