拍品描述： China, 1 Yuan, Bank of China, 1914, Specimen (P-33s) S/no. 000000, PMG 65EPQA rare Specimen bearing the portrait of General Yuan Shikai. In 1914 the Ministry of Finance approved the American Bank Note Company ot print this series. While shipping in 1915 the notes sunk in the sea. The general died shortly after that leaving this series unissued and only a scant few obtainable. Only 14 pieces in the PMG Population Report at the time of cataloging, this piece carries the second highest grade. Red Specimen overprints and four POCs are mentioned for accuracy.

1914年（明国三年）中国银行壹圆样票此珍稀少见的样票印票有袁世凯肖像。1914年，财政部批准由美钞公司印制了该发行系列。当成品于1915年运送至中国途中，船只沉没而使得该系列的钞票最终未有发行，汲取入手收藏的例子寥寥可数。PMG数量报告中仅有14张，此枚为第二高分。此枚标有红色样票加盖及四周注销孔。