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Auction: CSS39 - The Numismatic Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1474

Honan Yu Chuan Official Bank, 1 tael, 1905, 'Wei' prefix 132, vertical format, blue borders, black on pale blue at centre, the Chinese character 'Yi' (One) at each corner, facing dragons and fireball at upper portion of the note, 4 official red stamps, anti counterfeiting text at right, reverse orange frame, black Chinese text and a large central red seal stamp,
(Pick not listed), PMG 30 Very Fine (Annotations). A famous rarity in Chinese notaphily and in superb original condition. Was sold by Spink in Janaury 2011 for nearly HKD$1,900,000 inclusive of Buyer's Premium. One of the best Chinese notes to be offered in recent years.


Estimate
HK$1,000,000 to HK$1,300,000

Sale CSS39 Notices
Chinese description amendmnet, $1,900,000 instead of $19,000,000