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[[Obverse Text]]
佰伍 / 行銀區邊冀察晋 / 佰伍 / KL / 圓佰伍 / 500 / 年五十三國民華中 / 500

[[Transliteration]]
BAI / WU / XING / YIN / QU / BIAN / JI / CHA / JIN / BAI / WU / YUAN / BAI / WU / NIAN / WU / SHI / SAN / GUO / MIN / HUA / ZHONG

[[Reverse Text]]
500 / BANK OF SHANSI CHAHAR & HOPEI / 500 / 500 / 500 / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED YUAN / 500 / 500 / 1946 / 500 / 500 / 74.17.324

Transcription Notes:
晉察冀 (Shangsi, Chahar, and Hobei) are names of three northern Chinese provinces, 邊區 means bordering area. This bank was founded in 1938, by Communist Party in those three provinces, which was under Japanese occupation during WWII. Face value of this banknote is 500 Yuan and the issuing year is 1946. This bank was merged with another bank and renamed as 華北銀行 or Bank of Northern China in 1948.