Two diagonal purple SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal purple 作廃/本様 ovpts front/back; horizontal red 本様 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow Specimen ovpt back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK 1 yuan

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National Bank of China (Beijing) (行銀家国華中)

Two diagonal purple SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal purple 作廃/本様 ovpts front/back; horizontal red 本様 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow Specimen ovpt back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK 1 yuan

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Two diagonal purple SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal purple 作廃/本様 ovpts front/back; horizontal red 本様 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow Specimen ovpt back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK 1 yuan

Details

Obverse: Chinese text; Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Reverse: English text; guilloches

Basic Information

GSID:

135894

Denomination:

1 yuan

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Two diagonal purple SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal purple 作廃/本様 ovpts front/back; horizontal red 本様 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow Specimen ovpt back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Demonetized:

True

Note Color:

Brown and black

Note Dimension:

128 x 74 mm

Printer:

局刷印京北 (Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Beijing)

Note Security Thread:

No security thread

Note Paper Type:

Paper

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