Currency of China

Currency of the China Silk and Tea Industrial Bank

Currency of the China and South Sea Bank

Commercial Bank of China

Sincona sale 69, lot 2031

This specimen was lot 2031 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,991 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Commercial Bank of China. 10 Taels 1920, 1. January. SHANGHAI. Pick A136a. SM #C293-32. Selten. III+. Leicht geglättet. (Currency, China, Commercial Bank of China, Rare, Good very fine, Slightly flattened.)"

Sincona sale 69, lot 2033

This specimen was lot 2033 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$398 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Commercial Bank of China. 1 Dollar 1929, January. SHANGHAI. Pick 11a. SM #C293-60a. II+. (Currency of China, Commercial Bank of China, one dollar of 1929, SHANGHAI overprint. Good extremely fine.)"

Currency of the Bank of China

Currency of the Bank of Communications

Central Bank of China (Quasi-National)

1923 5 dollars

Sincona sale 69, lot 2126

This specimen was lot 2126 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,593 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Central Bank of China (Quasi-National). 5 Dollars 1923. Commemoration Note. Death of Sun Yat Sen. Pick 180. III+. Reverse: Kl. Papierschäden. (Currency of China, Central Bank of China, five dollars of 1923, overprinted to commemorate the death of Sun Yat-sen. Good very fine, Small paper damage.)"

1941 100 yuan

from the Krass Collection

This note was printed by Security Banknote Company (SBNC), Philadelphia, in year 30. It is 160 x 82 mm and has catalog number Pick 243a. Varieties include Pick 243b (no serial number) and 243c (specimen).

1949 5 million yuan

Sincona sale 69, lot 2150

This specimen was lot 2150 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,920 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Central Bank of China (Quasi-National). Gold Chin Yuan Issues. 5000000 Yuan 1949. Pick 427. Sehr selten. I. (Currency of China, Central Bank of China, gold chin yuan, half million yuan of 1949, Very rare, Uncirculated.)"

Farmers Bank of China

Sincona sale 69, lot 2163

This specimen was lot 2163 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$597 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Farmers Bank of China. 500 Yuan 1941. Pick 478a. SM #C290-84b. -I. (Currency of China, Farmers Bank of China, 500 yuan of 1941, About uncirculated.)"

Industrial Development Bank of China

Sincona sale 69, lot 2172

This specimen was lot 2172 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Industrial Development Bank of China. 5 Yuan 1921, 1. February. CHENGCHOW. Pick 493b. SM #C245-3b. -II. (Currency of China, Industrial Development Bank of China, five yuan of 1921, CHENGCHOW overprint. About extremely fine.)"

Sincona sale 69, lot 2178

This specimen was lot 2178 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Industrial Development Bank of China. 20 Cents 1928, 1. September. TIENTSIN. Pick 500b. SM #C245-21b. -I. (Currency of China, Industrial Development Bank of China, twenty cents of 1928, TIENTSIN overprint. About uncirculated.)"

Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd.

Sincona sale 69, lot 2183

This specimen was lot 2183 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd. 5 Dollars 1925, 1. September. SHANGHAI. Pick 547. SM #S107-31. Sehr selten. III+ - -II. (Currency of China, Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd, five dollars of 1925, SHANGHAI overprint. Very rare, Good very fine-about extremely fine.)"

Bank of Territorial Development

Sincona sale 69, lot 2197

This specimen was lot 2197 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Bank of Territorial Development. 10 Dollars 1914, 1. December. KIANGSU. Pick 568e. SM #C165-7c. -II. (Currency of China, Bank of Territorial Development, ten dollars of 1914, KIANGSU overprint. About extremely fine.)"

Sincona sale 69, lot 2183

Mengchiang Bank (Japanese puppet bank)

Sincona sale 69, lot 2239

This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$597 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Japanese Puppet Banks. Mengchiang Bank. 5 Chiao = 50 Fen o. J. (1940). Pick J102. SM #M11-4. Selten. -I. (Currency of China, Mengchiang Bank, undated five chiao or fifty fen. Rare, About uncirculated.)"

Currency of the foreign banks operating in China

Currency of the provincial banks of China

Currency of the Communist banks of China

Military Currency of China

Sincona sale 69, lot 2532

This specimen was lot 2532 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,327 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Military issues. Chinese National Pacification Army Notes. 10 Dollars 4609 (1912). Violet rectangular hand stamp. Pick S3820b. SM #T264-4a. Ting 090-4. Sehr selten. -IV. (Currency of China, National Pacification Army, ten dollars of 1912. Violet rectangular hand stamp, Very rare, About fine.)"

Sincona sale 69, lot 2535

This specimen was lot 2535 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$398 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | Military issues. Honan Province. 5 Yuan ND (old date 1923). HONAN. Large seal ovpt. on Provincial Bank of Honan. Pick S3858. SM #H61-2. Ting 370-2. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung / . II - -I / . (Currency of China, Honan Province, undated five yuan overprinted on Provincial Bank of Honan five yuan of 1923. Very rare in this condition, Extremely fine-about uncirculated.)"

Currency of Taiwan

Source:

Pick, Albert, Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer, Standard Catalog of Paper Money, Specialized, Issues, 5th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1986.
^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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