Commercial Bank of China (行銀商通國中) Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Commercial Bank of China (行銀商通國中) series of China National Banks in the World Currency contains 65 distinct entries with CPG^® values between $200.00 and $2,000.00.

After the Chinese Revolution of 1911, the English translation of the bank was changed to the Commercial Bank of China (CBC). The Chinese name remained unchanged. Take care not to confuse the Commercial Bank of China with the Commercial Bank (B42801).

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大清光緒二十四年正月吉日 / 22nd January 1898 Sig 1: Maitland/Marshall Intro: 1913 Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒二十四年正月吉日 / 22nd January 1898 Sig 1: Maitland/Marshall Intro: 1913 Unconfirmed

大清光緒二十四年正月吉日 / 22nd January 1898 Sig 1: Maitland/Marshall Intro: 1913 Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒二十四年正月吉日 / 22nd January 1898 Sig 1: Maitland/Marshall Intro: 1913 Unconfirmed

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 16th February 1904 Sig 2: Unknown/Marshall Prefix I/K - I/U Intro: 1913 Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 16th February 1904 Sig 2: Unknown/Marshall Intro: 1913 Confirmed place of issue: SH

No s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 16th February 1904 Sig 1: Maitland/Marshall Unconfirmed

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 1st January 1914 Sig 2: Unknown/Marshall Unissued Unconfirmed

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 1st January 1914 Sig 2: Unknown/Marshall Unissued Unconfirmed

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

大清光緒三十年春正月 / 1st January 1914 Sig 2: Unknown/Marshall Unissued Unconfirmed

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix A, B Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; two horizontal purple 本様 ovpts front; vertical red # ovpt left center front; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig unknown Unconfirmed

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; vertical red # ovpt left center front; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; no sig ; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix/suffix A/E Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no sig ; no s/n; selvage Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two red diagonal SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig unknown Unconfirmed

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 4: Chu/Foo Prefix A - P, suffix H - W Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two red diagonal SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix Q - U, suffix R - V Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no sig ; no s/n; selvage Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two red diagonal SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 4: Chu/Foo Prefix V - Z, suffix X - Z Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: 00

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix A Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: 00

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

日五十月一年九國民華中 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Unconfirmed

Uniface front/back proof; two horizontal purple 本様 ovpts front/back; two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; horizontal 本様 perf; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國九年一月十五日 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix A Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國九年一月十五日 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix A Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Orange and gray; two horizontal purple 本様 ovpts front; horizontal purple 本様 ovpt back; two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; horizontal 本様 perf; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國九年一月十五日 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Prefix A Confirmed place of issue: SH

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no chief manager sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; vertical red # ovpt left center front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國九年一月十五日 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 Sig 3: Unknown/Marshall Unconfirmed

月一年五十國民華中 / January, 1926 Sig 4: Chu/Foo Prefix CB/A - CB/Q Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Blue and brown; horizontal black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt front; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

月一年五十國民華中 / JANUARY, 1926 Sig 4: Chu/Foo Prefix A/CB - C/CB Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國十八年一月 (00 01 1929) Sig 5: Chu/Ziar Prefix E, F Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國十八年一月 (00 01 1929) Sig 5: Chu/Ziar Prefix C, D Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal 作廃/本様 perf; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Vertical red 作廃/様張 ovpt front; horizontal 作廃/本様 perf; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國十八年一月 (00 01 1929) Sig 5: Chu/Ziar Prefix E, F Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal 作廃/本様 perf; horizontal red No # ovpt center front/back; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

中華民國十八年一月 (00 01 1929) Sig 6: Unknown/Unknown Prefix G - L Confirmed place of issue: AM, AM+SH (AM obscured by decorative squares), AM+SH (AM obscured by five horizontal lines), HK, SH

$200.00 - $2,000

Uniface front/back proof; no ovpt; no sig; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: 00

Horizontal red 本様 ovpt front; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

月六年一廿國民華中 / JUNE, 1932 Sig 6: Unknown/Unknown Prefix CB/O - CB/S, CB/AD - CB/AJ Confirmed place of issue: HK, SH

月六年一廿國民華中 / JUNE, 1932 Sig 6: Unknown/Unknown Prefix D/CB - J/CB Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two diagonal red 券本様 / SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; low s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

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