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China 5 Yuan : World Banknotes

Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 125	China (4) 100 Yuan Farmers Bank of China 1941 Pick 477a, Fine, 5 Yuan 1942 issue Pick 244 VF, 10 Yuan undated issue (1945) Pick J86b Fair, 100 Yuan 1946 Pick 1939 VF, along with China 20 Cents Shanghai Auditorium 1933 Fine, Empire (32) 100 Yuan to 10 Cents 1930s and 1940s issues in mixed grades, also China 5 Yuan 1960 EF, along with Foreign Exchange Certificates (9) 10 Yuan, 5 Yuan (5), 1 Yuan, 50 Fen (2), 10 Fen EF to UNC, and China Central Bank of China 5 Yuan 1936 issue (10 all consecutives) V715012 to 715021 UNC More banknotes like this	£200

04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 126	China 2 yuan dated 1960 series VII IV II 0966030, watermark large star & 4 small stars, Pick875a, EF+ More banknotes like this	£85

04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 250	Short snorter banknotes WW2 (4) Ireland Currency Commission £1 dated 6-8-41 warcode B Pick2c, Morocco 10 francs 1943--this with "Short Snorters Club" written left border, China 10 yuan 1935 and Portugal 20 escudos 1941, all with written annotations of locations visited such as Azores, Newfoundland Morocco, Baltimore, etc., some RAFTC based, average Fine More banknotes like this	£75

05/03/2017 Auction 156	World Banknotes	Lot 106	China 5 Yuan 1936 P217 generally Unc or near so (80)	£140

05/12/2016 Auction 155	World Banknotes	Lot 1838	China, The China & South Sea Bank, Limited 10 Yuan issued 1927 series Z709156, Shanghai, PickA129a, tear at bottom & corner damage, VG, very scarce More banknotes like this	£70

04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 337	Seychelles ( 6) includes 5 rupees 1968 Pick14a, 10 rupees 1968 x 3 Pick15a, 50 rupees Pick21 and 100 rupees Pick22, average Fine plus 14 pieces China 100 yuan Bonds 1987, 2 sheets Jewish Ghetto prints issued 2003, Kazakhstan Factory sample banknotes and USA Liberty Specimen Dollars, $1 and $500. More banknotes like this	£70
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 149	China, The Chinese Italian Banking Corporation (3) unissued remainders dated 1921, 1 yuan Picks253, 5 yuan Picks254 & 10 yuan Picks255, average GVF to EF More banknotes like this	£46

05/06/2016 Auction 153	World Banknotes	Lot 298	China, Book of the Fifth Set of Renminbi an 11-piece set comprising 100 Yuan (2) 1999 and 2005 issues, 50 Yuan (2) 2001 and 2005 issues, 20 Yuan (2) 2000 and 2005 issues, 10 Yuan (2) 2001 and 2005 issues, 5 Yuan (2) 2002 and 2005 issues and 1 Yuan 2004 issue all UNC in the impressive hard backed folder of issue in presentation box More banknotes like this	£65
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 239	China, Farmers Bank Specimen proofs (8) 1 yuan (2) issued 1935, De La Rue Specimen No.31, both notes are uniface, unlisted but Pick457(s) for type (has multicolour underprint, so not Pick457A), mounting stains left edges, almost UNC, 10 yuan (2) issued 1935, De La Rue Specimen No.35, both notes are uniface, Pick459s for type, mounting stains reverse, GEF or better, 5 yuan issued 1935 (2), De La Rue Specimen No.34, both notes are uniface, Pick458s, mounting stains left edges, almost UNC, 50 cents issued 1936 (2) , De La Rue Specimen No.00220, both notes are uniface, Pick460s for type, small rusty pinholes, mounting stains reverse, about UNC More banknotes like this	£460

06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 234	China Bank of Communications (10) 10 yuan issued Tientsin 1927 series A090842T, Pick147Ca, Fine, 100 yuan issued 1942 series Q985779, train and ship, Pick165, edge dirt reverse, VF+, 25 yuan issued 1941 series D370168, Pick160a, Fine with a small ABNC original black & white print of the centre vignette showing a Zeppelin, ship, train etc. 5 yuan issued Shanghai 1927 series B015199S, Pick146B, Fine, 5 yuan issued Shantung 1927 series C118084L, Pick146Ca, about Fine, 5 yuan issued Tientsin 1927 series A340921T, Pick146D, ink marks, pressed Fine, obverse proof issued 1931, Specimen overprint in black & perforated in English and Chinese, serial number S000336A, uniface, mount marks reverse, Pick148s1 for type, about EF, obverse proof issued SHANTUNG 1927, Specimen overprint in black & perforated in English and Chinese, uniface with red overprint SPECIMEN No.1985 on reverse and some ink smudges, 2 punch holes, Pick145Bs for type, about UNC, reverse Specimen proof issued FENGTIEN 1927,uniface with overprint SPECIMEN No.1559 on the front side, 2 punch holes, Pick145s for type, faint stains, GEF, 50 yuan issued 1942 seriesM490815, steam train at left, Pick164a, edge wear, Fine More banknotes like this	£240
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 236	China, Bank of China 1 dollar issued AMOY October 1930 series No.541521, Pick67, Fine, China, Bank of China 10 dollars issued AMOY October 1930 series No.468835, Pick69, GVF, China, Bank of China 20 cents issued 1941, an obverse SPECIMEN proof series A000000, uniface, as Pick90s, UNC, China, Bank of China 5 yuan issued Shanghai 1926 series U329569, black signature, Pick66a, pressed VF, China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in brown, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick52f for type, printer ABNC, HANKOW issue & Hankow in script top edge, some edge wear at right, otherwise UNC More banknotes like this	£170
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 248	China, The National Commercial Bank, Ltd. 1 yuan reverse Specimen proof issued October 1st 1923 series No.000000, overprinted SPECIMEN & CANCELLED in red, 2 small punch holes, Cockerel at left, mount marks on the uniface front side, Pick517s for type, GEF More banknotes like this	£120

06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 233	China 20 copper coins dated 1938 series D3544547, Ho Pei Metropolitan Bank, Picks1710M, VF, China Central Reserve Bank 10000 yuan dated 1944 series U/A 534567T, Japanese Puppet Bank WW2, PickJ37b, GVF, China Federal Reserve Bank (3) 10 yuan 1938 PickJ63a aFine, 100 yuan 1938 PickJ59 aFine and 100 yuan 1945 PickJ88a, about UNC to UNC, China Federal Reserve Bank 1 Dollar dated 1938 series E1839051, Japanese Puppet Bank WW2, PickJ54a, VF to GVF More banknotes like this	£110
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 242	China, People's Bank of China (2) 10000 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 20717, series (I II III) 00000000 , both notes uniface, Pick854s for type, mount marks on reverse, GEF to about UNC More banknotes like this	£80

06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 235	China Provincial issues (3) Shansi Provincial Bank 1 yuan 1936 Picks2677 GVF, Provincial Bank of Shantung (2) 1 yuan 1925 Picks2757a abrasion reverse Fine and 10 yuan 1925 Picks2759a Fine, both TSINAN branch issues. More banknotes like this	£40

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 252	China, Bank of Communications 5 yuan SPECIMEN, issued in HARBIN December 1st 1920, No.000000, 2 punch holes, Pick129s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£600

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 260	China, Bank of Manchuria 5 yuan SPECIMEN issued HARBIN July 1921, No.000000, 2 small punch holes, Picks2928s for type (variety not listed), EF More banknotes like this	£300

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 244	China, Bank of Communications (2) obverse & reverse Specimen proofs, 5 yuan dated 1914, perforated SPECIMEN in English & Chinese, (Specimen No.1113 in red on reverse of both notes with C.P.R. Jul-9 1937 in green), Pick117 unlisted, about UNC More banknotes like this	£170

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 236	China, Bank of China 10 yuan reverse proof in purple, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick53g for type, printer ABNC, Hankow in script top edge, some glue residue on edges, otherwise UNC More banknotes like this	£80

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 240	China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in brown, dated September 1918, uniface, Pick52f for type, printer ABNC, Hankow in script top edge, glue residue on reverse, about UNC More banknotes like this	£75

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 241	China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in green, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick52k for type, printer ABNC, Shanghai in script top edge, some edge & corner wear, about UNC More banknotes like this	£75

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 216	China (6) Central Bank of China 20 yuan 1941 and 100 yuan 1936, Bank of Communications 100 yuan 1941, Mengchiang Bank 100 yuan (2) PickJ110 & PickJ111, Manchukuo 1 yuan 1944 PickJ135, various grades from Fine to aUNC More banknotes like this	£70

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 234	China, Bank of China 1 yuan reverse proof in blue, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick51 for type, printer ABNC, glue residue on edges, otherwise UNC More banknotes like this	£70

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 227	China Federal Reserve Bank 500 yuan issued 1944 series PUS 0641667, Japanese Puppet Bank WW2, PickJ78a, small corner stains, pressed EF More banknotes like this	£20

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 266	China, Central Bank of China 1 yuan dated 1945 series AA182277, " 9 Northeastern Provinces" branch, Pick375, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£20

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 225	China Federal Reserve Bank 1 yuan dated 1938 series <126> 0106975, Japanese Puppet Bank WW2, PickJ61a, about UNC More banknotes like this	£15

06/09/2015 Auction 150	World Banknotes	Lot 178	China 100 yuan polymer plastic Millennium issue 2000 series J06716935, ornate dragon at centre, Pick902a, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£200

06/09/2015 Auction 150	World Banknotes	Lot 182	China Bank of Communications 1 yuan 1927 Weihaiwei Pick145Bg rust marks about Fine and 5 yuan 1927 Lungkow Pick146Cc cleaned & pressed, pinholes Fine, both have steam trains in the vignettes More banknotes like this	£70
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 326	China Bank of Communications (19) 1 yuan, 1-10-14, Shanghai, P116n, Unc: 1 yuan, 1-10-14, Tientsin, P116r.1, Unc; 5 yuan, 1-10-14, P117n (3); 5 yuan, 1-10-14, Tientsin, P117t, EF; 10 yuan, 1-10-14, Shanghai, P118o, Unc (3); 10 yuan, 1-10-14, Tientsin, red colour – not listed? EF; P118 for type; 100 yuan, 1-10-14, Shanghai, P120c, Unc; 10 yuan, 1-11-27; Shantung, P147Ba, VF; 5 yuan, 1935, P154, Unc; 5 yuan, 1945, P157a, Unc (2); 1 yuan, 1935, P153, Unc (3); 10yuan, 1941, 159a, Unc More banknotes like this	£160
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 334	China Peoples Bank of China (23) 5 Jiao, 1953, P865, Unc; 1 yuan, 1960, P874a, Unc; 2 yuan, 1960, P875a, Unc (2); 5 yuan, 1960, P876b, Unc + marks; 10 yuan, 1965, P879b, Unc; 10 yuan, 1980, P887, Unc; 50 yuan, 1980, P888a, Unc;100 yuan, 1990, P889b, aUNC; 50 yuan, 1999, P891, Unc; + 13 miscellaneous modern Chinese notes all Unc More banknotes like this	£140
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 322	China (10) Bank of Chinan, 5 yuan, 1939, P.S3069a, Unc; Chinese Italian Banking Corp., 1 yuan, 1921, unissued, P.S253, Unc; Farmers Bank of China, 10 cents, 1937, P461, Unc; Menchiang Bank, 1 Chiao, 1940, P.J101A, Unc; Russo-Asiatic Bank, 50 kopeks, 1917, P.S473, Unc; Southern Peoples Bank, 10 yuan, 1949, P.S3489, Unc; Shantung Min Shene Bank, 5 yuan, 1940, P.S2742, VF+; Bank of China x 3 notes, EF-Unc More banknotes like this	£120
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 327	China Central Bank of China (16) 10 yuan, 1940, P228, Unc; 1000 Custom Gold Units, 1947, P339c, Unc; 2000 Customs Gold Units, 1948, P357, aUnc; 5000 Customs Gold Units, 1948, P361, Unc; 10 cents, 1946, P395, Unc; 20 cents, 1946, P396, Unc; 50 cents, 1948, P397, Unc (2); 1 yuan, 1945, P387, Unc (3); 50 yuan, 1945, P393, Unc; 100 yuan, 1945, P394, Unc; 100 yuan, 1949, P408, Unc; 5000 yuan, 1949, P414, VF; 10000 yuan, 1949, P416, VF. More banknotes like this	£110
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 328	China Central Bank of China (23) 1 dollar, 1928, Unc, P195; 10 dollars, 1928, P197, Unc; 10 Customs Gold Units, 1930, P327, Unc; 20 Customs Gold Units; 1930, P328, Unc; 100 Customs Gold Units, 1930, P330, Unc (2); 1 yuan, 1936, P216, Unc; 1 yuan, 1936, P211a, Unc (3); 100 yuan, 1936, P220, Unc (2); 10 yuan, 1936, P214, Unc; 10cents, 1940, P226, Unc; 5 yuan, 1941, P235, Unc; 5 yuan, 1941, P236, Unc; 100 yuan, 1941, P243, EF; 500 yuan, 1945, P283, Unc; 1000 yuan, 1945, P290, Unc (4); 5000 Yuan, 1945, P305, VF. More banknotes like this	£100
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 329	China Central Reserve Bank of China (9) 5 yuan, 1940, P.J10, Unc (2); 10 yuan, 1940, P.J12; Unc (2); 50 cents, 1943, P.J18; 1 yuan, 1943, P.J19, Unc; 10,000 Yuan, 1944, P.J36, EF; 10,000 yuan, 1944, P.J39, EF+ (2) More banknotes like this	£100
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 324	China a collection in an album (53) 1930s onwards 100 Yuan to 5 Yuan, includes some Hell notes More banknotes like this	£70
01/03/2015 Auction 148	World Banknotes	Lot 209	China, a Bradbury Wilkinson reverse unfinished trial proof, value of $5 or 5 yuan circa 1907, (Bank of issue needs verifying), printers annotations in pencil, faint foxing, stuck to thin paper from a book page. More banknotes like this	£220

07/12/2014 Auction 147	World Banknotes	Lot 228	China The National Industrial Bank of China 1 yuan dated 1931 series M129996B, with the scarce SHANTUNG overprint, horse at centre, Pick531d, small hole & edge wear, VG More banknotes like this	£440

07/12/2014 Auction 147	World Banknotes	Lot 232	China, a Bradbury Wilkinson reverse unfinished trial proof, value of $50 or 50 yuan circa 1907, (Bank of issue needs verifying), printers annotations in pencil, faint foxing, stuck to thin paper from a book page. More banknotes like this	£400

01/03/2014 Auction 144	World Banknotes	Lot 236	China (6) Bank of Hopei 20 cents 1929 Picks1712 Good, Kwangtung Provincial Bank $5 1936 Picks2443, Farmers Bank 20 cents 1935, 5 yuan 1935, Bank of China 1 yuan 1935 and Japanese Puppet Bank 1 yuan 1938 these mostly Fine More banknotes like this	£120

01/03/2014 Auction 144	World Banknotes	Lot 235	China (4) 1 yuan 1935 Pick76 PMG aUNC 55, 5 yuan 1941 Pick157 PMG UNC 65 and $5 1930 Pick200f PMG UNC 64, also an unidentified proof note, possibly local issue about UNC	£95

02/03/2013 Auction 140	World Banknotes	Lot 496	China Puppet Banks 1940-45 (50) a large selection with duplication includes 100 Yuan 1945 PickJ88a (5), 500 Yuan 1945 PickJ90 (3), 1000 Yuan 1945 PickJ91a (8), some lower grades but majority are EF to UNC More banknotes like this	£600

01/09/2012 Auction 138	World Banknotes	Lot 400	China (26) Market Stabilization Currency Bureau, includes 50 coppers 1915 (2) Pick602k PEKING about UNC to UNC, 5 yuan June 1920 (4) Pick628b plus various other denominations with some duplication, mostly UNC, needs viewing More banknotes like this	£500

03/06/2012 Auction 137	World Banknotes	Lot 276	China Sino-Scandinavian Bank 5 yuan dated 1922, Tientsin branch, Picks592, GVF More banknotes like this	£24

05/09/2010 Auction 130	World Banknotes	Lot 329	China (3) Russo Asiatic Bank 1 rouble P.s474a EF, Kwangtung Provincial Bank 10 yuan 1949 P.s2458 UNC and Federal Reserve Bank 1 yuan P.J72a about UNC More banknotes like this	£65
05/09/2010 Auction 130	World Banknotes	Lot 331	China accumulation (39) mostly Bank of China and Central Bank issues 1930's-1940's, includes Central Bank 1 yuan, 5 yuan and 10 yuan 1936 with Tibetan overprints (possibly counterfeit), Pick216e, 217d and 218f, Fine or better More banknotes like this	£65
05/09/2010 Auction 130	World Banknotes	Lot 333	China Kwangtung Provincial Bank (8) 1, 5, 10 and 50 cents, 1, 5, 10 and 100 yuan all dated 1949, P.s2452 to P.s2459, UNC More banknotes like this	£28
06/08/2010 Auction 129	World Banknotes	Lot 537	China 1000 yuan (4) Japanese Puppet Bank issues issued 1945, PickJ91, one with stain, about VF to GVF More banknotes like this	£70
01/03/2008 Auction 120	World Banknotes	Lot 360	China Republic 500 Yuan 1944 Pick 267 (200) consecutive numbers EF-UNC with some edge creasing on the outer notes More banknotes like this	£209
01/12/2007 Auction 119	World Banknotes	Lot 223	Escape notes WW2, 4 banknotes with statements of provenance from aircrew who were issued with them to facilitate escape if captured includes France 100 franc, China 100 yuan, Neth Indies 5 gulden 1936 & 10 gulden dated 1939, historical & military interest More banknotes like this	£22
02/09/2007 Auction 118	World Banknotes	Lot 239	China Bank of Communications one yuan dated 1935 prefix E, Pick152 (overprint on P.534), horse on front, light edge toning, GEF More banknotes like this	£90
05/06/2005 Auction 109	World Banknotes	Lot 186	China (18) mixed notes from 1914 to 1987 includes scarce Pick870 10 yuan 1953 Fine+, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£145
05/06/2005 Auction 109	World Banknotes	Lot 183	China 1000 yuan (10) Central Bank issued 1945, Pick294, Chiang Kai Shek at right, all about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£18
28/11/2004 Auction 107	World Banknotes	Lot 317	China People's Republic issues 1949, 100 yuan P831 Fine, 200 yuan P840, 500 yuan P846 and 1000 yuan P 847 these GVF to EF More banknotes like this	£36
28/11/2004 Auction 107	World Banknotes	Lot 315	China 5 yuan 1914 (37) P117n , Bank of Communications, train on front, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£20
06/06/2004 Auction 105	World Banknotes	Lot 97	Chile 10 Esc 1970 (3), China 10 Yuan 1940 and The Central Bank of China 20 Cents 1946 SPECIMENs (2), Iran 20 Dinars (4), Iraq 1/4 Dinars - 250 Dinars More banknotes like this	£85
06/07/2003 Auction 102	World Banknotes	Lot 104	China Foreign Exchange Certificates (4) 50 Yuan (2) & 100 Yuan (2) PFX6 GVF 7 GEF 8 EF & 9 AU More banknotes like this	£30

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