5 yuan 1931 — China ( Pick: 70b )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 yuan issued in China in 1931. It is cataloged under Pick number 70b.
The note features an orange and black color scheme on cotton paper. It measures 165 x 82 mm and is signed by Song Hanzhang and Bian Baimei. The printing office is Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, England.
The note features an orange and black color scheme on cotton paper. It measures 165 x 82 mm and is signed by Song Hanzhang and Bian Baimei. The printing office is Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, England.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Song Hanzhang (General Manager); Bian Baimei (Manager)
- Date of issue
- January 1931
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, England
- Paper
- Cotton paper
- Colour
- Orange and black
- Dimensions
- 165 x 82 mm
- Pick catalog
- 70b
About this banknote
The Bank of China issued this 5 yuan banknote in 1931. The note was signed by Song Hanzhang as General Manager and Bian Baimei as Manager. It was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, located in London, England.
The front side features a central motif of a traditional Chinese temple set against a mountainous background. The back side depicts a large Western-style building with the inscriptions “BANK OF CHINA” and "TIEN TSIN JANUARY 1931." The note is printed in orange and black on cotton paper and measures 165 x 82 mm. Its catalog reference is Pick number 70b.
