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China 1915 South Sinkiang Border Defence Headquarters 1 tael textile emergency banknote printed on woven cloth with red overprint and bilingual inscriptions

China 1915 - South Sinkiang Border Defence Headquarters 1 Tael Textile Emergency Issue (Pick Unlisted)

At the center of the design appears a radiating sun emblem enclosing Chinese characters identifying the issuing authority. Surrounding ornamental frames incorporate geometric and vegetal motifs that draw from both Han Chinese and Islamic decorative traditions. This hybrid visual language reflects the multiethnic administrative environment of southern Sinkiang, where monetary instruments had to function across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Inscriptions appear in both Chinese and Uyghur or Chagatai script, reinforcing the note’s official status within a bilingual bureaucratic system. Read more →

ChinaTextile Banknote19151 TaelFine (Textile Issue) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth CurrencyMilitary Emergency Issue1 TaelWoodblock PrintingRed OverprintSouth Sinkiang Border Defence HeadquartersFrontier Military AdministrationRegional Monetary SystemUyghur-Chinese Bilingual IssueCentral Asian Frontier FinanceSecurity Printing HistoryChinaSinkiangSouth Sinkiang1915R9 Extremely RareUniqueMuseum GradePick Unlisted
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China 1921 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, featuring a winged emblem with sun motif and framed inscription panel

China 1921 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth with Sun Emblem (Pick Unlisted)

The design is printed directly onto coarse textile in dark ink, with the weave of the fabric clearly visible through the impression. A rectangular central inscription panel is framed by vegetal side borders, while the upper register features a winged emblem incorporating a stylized sun motif. This emblem marks a clear departure from earlier Xinjiang textile issues and reflects the introduction of Republican-era symbolic vocabulary into frontier monetary design. Read more →

ChinaTextile Emergency Currency1921UnspecifiedIssued (Textile Emergency Currency) Textile BanknoteTextile Emergency CurrencyCloth BanknoteIssued Emergency MoneyWoodblock PrintingFrontier CurrencyXinjiangSinkiangLocal Authority IssueEarly Republican PeriodSun EmblemChina1921Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted
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Uruguay 1896 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Series A photographic proof pair by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, with paired A000000 all-zero serial numbers, portraits of Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe on the face, Fructuoso Rivera on the reverse, national coat of arms, agricultural allegory, livestock landscape, and mirrored archive number 20239 001, certified PCGS 63 Choice New

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Series A (Pick Unlisted)

The reverse expands the historical program into a panoramic allegorical composition. At left, a seated female figure appears beside agricultural abundance and a cornucopia, representing prosperity, fertility, and the productive wealth of the country. Livestock and a broad rural landscape extend behind the central emblem, associating the denomination with Uruguay's pastoral economy.

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China 1918 Xinjiang textile emergency currency printed on red cloth by woodblock, with framed inscription panel, vegetal side borders, winged emblem, and wave-pattern lower band

China 1918 - Xinjiang Textile Emergency Currency Printed on Red Cloth, Local Authority Issue (Pick Unlisted)

The design is printed directly onto fabric in dark ink, with the textile weave clearly visible through the impression. A rectangular central inscription panel is framed by vegetal side borders, while the upper register incorporates a winged emblem rendered in a more settled and symmetrical form than earlier frontier textile issues. A wave-pattern band occupies the lower register, reflecting a regional decorative vocabulary shared across Xinjiang cloth currencies.

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