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Auction: CSS103B - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1185

Yokohama Specie Bank, Peking, China, 50 tael, Year 29 of Guangxu(1903), Meiji Year 36, prefix 'Huang', serial number 0043, vertical format, orange ornate border, red seals and blue stamps, brush writing, reverse with multiple red seals and Chinese brush writing indicate extensive circulation,
(Pick unlisted), lower right corner missing, fine. A previously unseen type, this type of vertical design consistent with the banknotes used then and completely different from the typical Yokohama banknote design. First time we have offered in auction, extremely rare


光緒二十九年/明治三十六年北京横濱正金銀行伍拾両，黃字0043號，直式，右下紙角有缺，F品相，這種直式與銀行當年使用的格式一致，但設計上與典型的橫濱銀行紙鈔截然不同，首次於本公司拍賣場上亮相，極為罕見

Sold for
HK$10,000

Starting price
HK$10000