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<p>[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 3768958, member: 94733"]My great aunt and uncle were missionaries in China back in the 40s and brought back coin and currency, giving them to my grandmother, which passed them to my mother and then to me. I've managed to identify the coins but other than the obvious English printed on the currency, I'm kind of at a loss. I have found some information, like the 5000 yuan gold unit notes came out in 1947, but no real information about their history. I've searched PMG, Banknotes, Coinsite, and others but find very little information.</p><p>I have four large size 5000 yuan, six small size, two printed in blue, and a 25,000 yuan printed in green, which I can't find listed anywhere. All say "The Central Bank of China and customs gold units. I know they have been devaluated.</p><p>Any help would be appreciated.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008441[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008443[/ATTACH] </p><p>Note: the upper middle one doesn't have a date and is slightly larger.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008444[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008445[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008450[/ATTACH] </p><p>1948 issue. 25000 yuan doesn't have a date.</p><p>Thanks in advance for your assistance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 3768958, member: 94733"]My great aunt and uncle were missionaries in China back in the 40s and brought back coin and currency, giving them to my grandmother, which passed them to my mother and then to me. I've managed to identify the coins but other than the obvious English printed on the currency, I'm kind of at a loss. I have found some information, like the 5000 yuan gold unit notes came out in 1947, but no real information about their history. I've searched PMG, Banknotes, Coinsite, and others but find very little information. I have four large size 5000 yuan, six small size, two printed in blue, and a 25,000 yuan printed in green, which I can't find listed anywhere. All say "The Central Bank of China and customs gold units. I know they have been devaluated. Any help would be appreciated. [ATTACH=full]1008441[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1008443[/ATTACH] Note: the upper middle one doesn't have a date and is slightly larger. [ATTACH=full]1008444[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1008445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1008450[/ATTACH] 1948 issue. 25000 yuan doesn't have a date. Thanks in advance for your assistance.[/QUOTE]
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