Does anyone know what country this note is from?

Does anyone know where this note is from?
I found it in an envelope with 5 notes from various countries & this is the only one I've not been able to place

 

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Looks Canadian to me........:rollling:

 

Or Chinese/Japanese Canadian. Not sure.

 

I was going to say Shanghai....

 

What does the other side look like?

 

I would suggest Taiwan...I've seen that guy before on their money (coins and paper).

 

Yes, it is from Taiwan. "That guy" is Dr. Sun Yat Sen the leader of the Nationalist Chinese that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911. He appears on notes from the banks of the Republic of China, the Japanese puppet banks and the notes from Taiwan.

The back is blank. It is a very common note.

 

Thanks for the help:thumb:, I had assume it was a low value as the others I found it with were but I was curious as it was the only one in the bunch I couldn't identify.

 

Definately Eskimo.

 

I have my 3 guess Japanese,Korea or Chinese Note...

 

It's Chinese but not from Taiwan.

It is a five fen ("5 cent" 伍分) note issued by the Hainan Bank (hainan yinhang 海南银行) in 1949 (38th Year of the Republic of China) and printed in Hong Kong.

You can see a similar specimen at this Chinese website.

Gary

 

Saying it was from Taiwan is shorthand for the Nationalist government which was behind the Hainan Bank. By the time the note is issued Hainan and Taiwan are almost all the Nationalists had left.

 

Awesome, thanks folks!