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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 899609, member: 19065&quot;]Why is it strange? <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t93672/#post818595" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t93672/#post818595">Trains</a> <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN117.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN117.JPG" rel="nofollow">and</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t109149/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t109149/">other forms</a> of <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN145.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN145.JPG" rel="nofollow">transport</a> are quite <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN146.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN146.JPG" rel="nofollow">common</a> on <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN154.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN154.JPG" rel="nofollow">Chinese</a> <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN162.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/CN162.JPG" rel="nofollow">notes</a>. Images of transport are quite effective for demonstrating that the greater state is well connected, unified and giving a sense of forward movement or progress, further it attempts to show their mechanical/industrial prowess, international trade and modernization.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another CT member recently posted this amazing <a href="http://www.photosbystevenjbrown.com/prc/china.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.photosbystevenjbrown.com/prc/china.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> to photographs of a Chinese steam train that was in use until not too many years ago. An image of this particular locomotive was used in an engraved vignette in an earlier Chinese note as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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