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1 FEN J46 |
| Item: |
China, Federal Reserve Bank of China
1 Fen S/M#C286-2 1938 |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
7054424-042
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Seventeen-Arch Bridge on Kunming Lake, the biggest bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing (Pekin). Built in 1750 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and connects the shoreline of Kunming Lake with Nanhu Island in its center.
Obverse Color: Brown
Reverse: Ornate rosettes and designs
Reverse Color: Radish Brown
Watermark: none
Date of Issue: 1938
Total issue: Unknown
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5 FEN J47 |
| Item: |
China, Federal Reserve Bank of China
5 Fen S/M#C286-30 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1203572-010
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Seventeen-Arch Bridge on Kunming Lake, the biggest bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing (Pekin). Built in 1750 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and connects the shoreline of Kunming Lake with Nanhu Island in its center.
Obverse Color: Red on pink underprint.
Reverse: Ornate rosettes and designs
Reverse Color: Red on pink underprint.
Watermark: none
Date of Issue: 1939
Total issue: Unknown
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10 FEN = 1 CHIAO J48 |
| Item: |
China, Federal Reserve Bank of China
10 Fen = 1 Chiao S/M#C286-31 1940 |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 |
| Cert #: |
8019962-005
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Tower of Buddhist Incense (at right) ( Fóxianggé): Located in the centre of the front hill of Longevity Mountain. The tower was originally meant to be a nine-story Buddhist pagoda built to resemble the Yellow Crane Tower. The Qianlong Emperor ordered the construction to be stopped just after the eighth storey was built. The tower was built on a 20-metre-tall stone base, measures three stories and 41 metres in height, and is supported by eight ironwood pillars. Empress Dowager Cixi visited the tower to offer incense and pray. Around 1749, the Qianlong Emperor decided to build a palace in the vicinity of Jar Hill and the Western Lake in Yanjing, (present day Beijing), to celebrate the 60th birthday of his mother, Empress Dowager Chongaing. In the name of improving the capital's waterworks system, he ordered the Western Lake to be expanded further west to create two more lakes, Gaoshui Lake a Obverse: Seventeen-Arch Bridge on Kunming Lake, the biggest bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing (Pekin). Built in 1750 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and connects the shoreline of Kunming Lake with Nanhu Island in its center.
Obverse Color: Red on pink underprint.
Reverse: Ornate rosettes and designs
Reverse Color: Red on pink underprint.
Watermark: none
Date of Issue: 1939
Total issue: Unknown nd Yangshui Lake. The three lakes served not only as a reservoir for the imperial gardens, but also a source of water for the surrounding agricultural areas. The Qianlong Emperor collectively named the three lakes “KunmingLake. The earth excavated from the expansion of Kunming Lake was used to enlarge Jar Hill, which was renamed "Longevity Hill". The Summer Palaces’ construction was completed in 1764.
Obverse Color: Red-brown on pink underprint.
Reverse: Ornate scroll and filigree
Reverse Color: Red-brown on pink underprint.
Watermark: none
Date of Issue: 1940
Total issue: Unknown
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