Currency of the China Silk and Tea Industrial Bank

Sincona sale 69, lot 2022

This specimen was lot 2022 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BANKNOTEN | China | China Silk and Tea Industrial Bank. 5 Dollars 1925, 15. August. TIENTSIN. Pick A120Bb. SM #C292-2b. IV. Leicht geglättet. (Currency of China, China Silk and Tea Industrial Bank, five dollars of 1925, TIENTSIN overprint. Fine, Slightly flattened.)"

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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• Coins and currency dated 1925
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