Five Yuan

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I don't no where I got this note ,but I remember having it for a long time.I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this note and if it's worth any value?Sorry don't have a scanner . The front of the note is in Chinese writting with a pic of a train.On the back it's in English with writting Bank Of Communications,Five Yuan,Shanghai Oct.1/1914. American Bank Note Co.New York.It also has a pic of the bank or an office building in the center.

Randy

There are 3 different colours. In XF the purple is $3, brown $90 and blue $9. Catalogued as Pick 116m, n and o respectively.

Thanks justeo .I have a brown one.Do you know why there is Chiese writting on the front and English writting on the back?



    Randy

Shanghi (sic) at that time period was the New York/Paris/London of the Orient....the banks had to cater to the common languages...english...trade and commerce...chinese .. the language of the people....

Thanks Steve for the info .History in school wasn't one of my favorite subjects .




  Randy