5 fen
Hainan Province · 1949
A 5 fen note from the Hainan Bank, dated in the 38th year of the Republic of China, which is 1949. The front shows a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic, beside a central value panel, with characters stating it was redeemable in silver yuan. The back is left blank. The Nationalist government issued these small notes on Hainan Island shortly before Communist forces took the island in 1950.
- Ref
- 754
- Country
- Hainan Province
- Issuer
- Hainan Province
- Denomination
- 5 fen
- Catalogue number
- Pick S1453
- Date
- 1949 (printed on the note)
- Estimated value
- £0.75 to £0.90 · price guide: Numista
- Grade
- UNC (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1