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December 2015 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-C 8-9 December 2015
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CHINA--REPUBLIC. The China & South Sea Bank Limited. 1 to 100 Yuan, 1.10.1921. P-A121p to A123Bp. Proofs. About Uncirculated & Uncirculated.
10 pieces in lot. Face and back proofs. Without place names. A set which includes the rare 50 and 100 Yuan notes of this issuer, and the first we have seen or handled in any form. Both the One and Five Yuan notes are seen with the face and back designs mounted to card stock. The 10, 50 and 100 Yuan notes show the face design mounted to card stock and back design printed on loose India paper. All shown in intended color and increasing size with denomination. Each note shares a common monument vignette which is seen at center on the One and 50 Yuan notes; left on the Five and 100 Yuan notes, and right on the 10 Yuan piece. A few very minor imperfections are noticed at the margins of the loose proofs, but nothing that distracts from the stunning appeal. About Uncirculated & Uncirculated.
Estimate: $3500.00- $5000.00
10 pieces in lot. Face and back proofs. Without place names. A set which includes the rare 50 and 100 Yuan notes of this issuer, and the first we have seen or handled in any form. Both the One and Five Yuan notes are seen with the face and back designs mounted to card stock. The 10, 50 and 100 Yuan notes show the face design mounted to card stock and back design printed on loose India paper. All shown in intended color and increasing size with denomination. Each note shares a common monument vignette which is seen at center on the One and 50 Yuan notes; left on the Five and 100 Yuan notes, and right on the 10 Yuan piece. A few very minor imperfections are noticed at the margins of the loose proofs, but nothing that distracts from the stunning appeal. About Uncirculated & Uncirculated.
Estimate: $3500.00- $5000.00