5 Yuan 1937 (Front: Portrait of Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925). Back: From left to right: The Peace Hotel, Old Bank of China Building (tallest building) and Yokohama Specie Bank Building (now Shanghai Textile Holding Corporation). Watermark: Hall of Annual Prayer, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) in Beijing (Pekin), China. It is also known as Altar of Heaven and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Security features: Running serial numbers, watermark. Main colour: Violet. Artist: TDLR. Engraver: TDLR. Signatures: Song Hanzhang (Sung Han-Chang) (General Manager); Tsuyee Pei (Bei Ziyi) (Manager). Security thread: None. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Bank of China. Date of Issue: 1937. Withdrawn from circulation: Yes. Legal tender: No. Total issue: N/a. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, England)
Dimensions: 155 x 78 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-80 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated with issues (AU) (lightly circulated, barely used, but has two punch holes and edge is reduced at the right lower corner area)
Dimensions: 155 x 78 mm
LARGER (SAMPLE) PHOTO: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: P-80 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated with issues (AU) (lightly circulated, barely used, but has two punch holes and edge is reduced at the right lower corner area)
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