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Auction: CSS103B - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1186

Yokohama Specie Bank, Peking, China, 100 tael, Year 3 of Xuantong(1911), Meiji Year 44, prefix 'Xuan', serial number 0877, vertical format, orange ornate border, red seals and multiple blue stamps with English bank name, brush writing, reverse with multiple red seals and Chinese brush writing indicates extensive use,
(Pick unlisted), very 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. Interestingly this example with a Yokohama Specie Bank Port Arthur (Dalin) stamp, indicating its extensive reach. First time we have offered in auction, extremely rare


宣統三年/明治四十四年北京横濱正金銀行足銀壹百両，玄字0877號，直式，紙邊不均，右下紙角有缺，VF品相，為首見版別，有趣的是本品左上印有橫濱正金銀行旅順港（大連）印章，可見其流通範圍之廣，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$18,000

Starting price
HK$10000