Watch List notes:

BANKNOTES, CHINA Empire. Board of Revenue. Chihli. 3-Taels, 1855 (Year 5). Vermillion stamp of "Chihli". Rev. Regional, banker and personal inscriptions and seals, including "Xingtai County", "Anping County", and plenty of signatures (Pick A10c; S/M H176-21). In PMG holder graded Very Fine 20 Net, Internal Holes, the only issues are the internal holes at the top part of the note which are commonly seen on these imperial currency, otherwise a lovely piece with splendid stamps and back inscriptions, a great presentation piece for any collector of Chinese imperial currency. A rare denomination in this already difficult series.

Estimate: $ 7,500