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Auction: 25100 - World Banknotes - e-Auction
Lot: 119

People's Bank of China, People's Republic of China, 20 Yuan, 1948, serial number 14029282,

this 20 Yuan note was issued by the People's Bank of China in 1948. The obverse of this note features Chinese text and presents a mix of brown and olive green. To the left, a worker is presented wearing a conical hat and leading a donkey around factories. The right presents an image of a steam train and railroad tracks. These depictions symbolise ideas of agriculture, industry and modernization in China. On the reverse, a red design presents the denomination of 20 Yuan within intricate guilloches, whilst the date appears below,

(Pick 804, BNB 4015a), good extremely fine

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