One (1) 500 cent note
Kiang Shun Government Bank, China, 1909
Obverse Image: Chinese text at top, bottom, and in columns at sides.
Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
Reverse Image: Bank name at top, denomination to the sides and in each corner, floral design at center
Reverse Image: 50 / THE KIANG SHUN GOVERNMENT BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE HUNDRED CENTS LOCAL CURRENCY AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 50 / 50 / KIANG SHUN / 1909 / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 50 / 50
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