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Purple an red; two diagonal blue 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH 1 yuan Values

Purple an red; two diagonal blue 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH 1 yuan Values

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Purple an red; two diagonal blue 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH 1 yuan Values

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Purple an red; two diagonal blue 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH 1 yuan Values

Details

Obverse: Chinese text; Temple of Heaven in Beijing

Reverse: English text; junk at sea

Basic Information

GSID:

195555

Denomination:

1 yuan

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Purple an red; two diagonal blue 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Purple, blue, pink, green, and brown

Note Dimension:

147 x 83 mm

Printer:

司公路徳華國英 / WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON

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