Posted 09/25/2007 06:46 am
These are Chinese/Taiwanese; it helps that the back of many Chinese notes is in English. The portrait on all three notes is that of Sun Yat-Sen.
The paper money situation in China in the 1930's and 1940's was chaotic, much the same as that in the USA in the 1860's, and for the same reason - war. In China's case, a civil war between the Communists and Republic (Nationalists) was happening at the same time as the Japanese invasion. All three factions had their own banks, plus there were hundreds of smaller local banks and private issues. Some of these are listed in the "main Pick catalogue", others in the "specialised issues" volume.
The Central Bank of China was the main government-backed bank of the Republic. The note is dated, and was issued in, 1941.
The Bank of Taiwan became the Republic's main banknote issuer after the withdrawal from the mainland. The 10 yuan notes are the same type, dated 1949.
The paper money situation in China in the 1930's and 1940's was chaotic, much the same as that in the USA in the 1860's, and for the same reason - war. In China's case, a civil war between the Communists and Republic (Nationalists) was happening at the same time as the Japanese invasion. All three factions had their own banks, plus there were hundreds of smaller local banks and private issues. Some of these are listed in the "main Pick catalogue", others in the "specialised issues" volume.
The Central Bank of China was the main government-backed bank of the Republic. The note is dated, and was issued in, 1941.
The Bank of Taiwan became the Republic's main banknote issuer after the withdrawal from the mainland. The 10 yuan notes are the same type, dated 1949.
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