WWII Era Chinese Banknote 5 Yuan. Bank of Communications. 1935

This extremely fine crisp banknote is has only one light fold and is one of the prettiest in the collection! The ink is a deep olive green, with red and green medallions on both sides. One side has clear view of a mountain temple, and the other side focuses on the lead ship of a trio of Chinese sailing junks. Photos and video are the note you will receive. A note about these Chinese Banknotes: my father served in the US forces stationed in Shanghai as a payroll sergeant. As kids we loved to hear Daddy's war stories, and I remember him explaining to us how China printed a bunch of money that they couldn't back up, and it was eventually devalued. When the cururency on hand became worthless, the US government sent in American money in order for the soldiers to be paid. When asked what he should do with the worthless Chinese currency, his superior officer told him "I don't care if you decorate your Christmas tree with it!" That's exactly what they did, and that's why many of them have tape marks on the sides! I found them taped together among his memorabilia, and separated them by cutting the tape so as not to damage the bill. No extra charge for the story!