5 yuan
Republic of China · China · 1937
A 5 yuan note of the Bank of China, dated 1937 and printed by Thomas De La Rue in London, issued around 1940. The Chinese side shows a portrait of Sun Yat-sen beside a multicoloured central panel with the value. The English side shows a tall modern office building with neighbouring blocks, the bank's Shanghai headquarters on the Bund. The Bank of China was one of the four government banks issuing the national currency.
- Ref
- 285
- Country
- China
- Issuer
- Republic of China
- Denomination
- 5 yuan
- Catalogue number
- Pick 80
- Date
- 1937 (printed on the note)
- Estimated value
- £2.10 to £5.25 · price guide: Numista
- Grade
- F (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1