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[[Obverse Text]]
樣票 / SPECIMEN / 交通银行 / 中華民國二年印 / 000076 / 拾圆 / 通用银圆 / 憑票即付 / 漢口 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK 

[[Reverse Text]]
樣票 / SPECIMEN / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / JULY 1ST 1913 / TEN DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY / PAYABLE TO BEARER / 50 / NO 000076 / HANKOW / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 71.348.556


Ten yuan note from the Bank of Communications (one of the major banks in China until 1940s), issued at Hankow (a major city in central China) in 1913.  "Specimen" in English and in Chinese are stamped on both the front and back sides in    parallelograms.  Note that six holes are punched on this bill which is believed to shown that this banknote is an sample.   All Chinese writings on the front are translated into English on the back side.