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Auction: CSS86A - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 31

Bank of Communications, China, 10 yuan, Harbin, 1920, serial number A222402, in Russian text (Cyrillic), Chinese and English, red stamp overprint at centre,
(Pick 130), PMG 20 Very Fine. PMG Census Top Pop. This interesting issue are overprinted for Harbin with Cyrillic at reverse. The red centre overprint is the seal of the Japnese authorities, likely done in 1931 after the invasion of Manchuria. 50 and 100 yuan from this series exist only in specimen form, therefore 10 yuan is highest denomination avaliable for an issued example. Examples with serial number and SPECIMEN overprints are seen a couple of years ago, completely issued example like this only a handful are known. Important and very rare.


民國九年交通銀行拾圓，哈爾濱地名，編號A222402，中央有紅印「監理官印」，PMG 20，記錄中最高分，本鈔相信是為哈爾濱使用而加蓋，背有西里爾文，中央紅印出自日本政府，應為1931年入侵東三省後所加，本系列之伍拾及壹百圓僅見樣票，故拾圓是流通票中最大之面值，數年前曾見加蓋樣票的例子，如此的流通票相信存世極稀，不容錯失

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HK$32,000

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