718 Central Bank of China, 1948 Issue Color Trial Uniface
Specimen Pair.
10,000 CGU, P<363 Unlisted. Uniface specimen
front and back printed on planchetted security banknote paper.
Unlisted as specimen in pick. Back of each uniface specimen has
overprinted in red “Specimen No. P081021 *L or P081045*L”. Dark
Blue. Subtle differences from issued colors. Choice to Gem uncircu<
lated. Rare. SBNC.
(PH)
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EST. $600;1200
718
719 Central Bank of China, 1948 Uncut Proof Banknote Pair.
1948.
P<360, Unlisted proof. 5000 CGU’s. Uniface obverse and reverse
proofs as uncut horizontal pairs. The face is printed on planchetted
banknote security paper and the back is printed on thin off white
paper. AU to Choice uncirculated condition. SBNC.
(PH)
EST. $200;400
720 Central Bank of China, Unlisted Essay Banknote, 1948
Customs Gold Units Issue.
China, 1948. 250,000 C.G.U. Series 00<
A. P<Unlisted (PMG designated P<374pe). This note has the vertical
Chinese characters on face below portrait with each letter sur<
rounded by white area. Uniface front and back specimen banknotes
in brown<orange. SYS in center top on face and bank building on
back. Red Chinese specimen overprint, “00000” serial numbers and
POC on face and “Specimen” overprint on back. Top of note has “8<
19<48” and “L<302<F” for the face and “L<302<B” for the back”.
Vertical notes. The face is PMG graded Superb GemUncirculated 67
EPQ and the back is graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (Exceptional
Paper Quality)”, SBNC. Rare essay banknote and possibly the finest
known.
(PH)
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EST. $1000;2000
720
719
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