1914年中国通商银行拾圆。正面试色样票。上海。粉棕构图，上方中央银行徽章，两侧双龙，财神居右。由布拉德伯里威尔金森印刷。 这张钞票极具标志性，不容忽视。罕见且经典，最早于1904年由中国通商银行（Imperial Bank of China）发行。 1913年，民国早年，银行英文由Imperial更名为Commercial，因此1904年的钞票上银行名称的Imperial一词被注销，并用Commercial一词替代，以便继续流通。此设计加上完整印刷的银行名称The Commercial Bank of China从未经收录，鲜为人知，直至这张令人惊叹的珍品委託我司方才得知有此存世珍品。此设计可能最后未被採纳，因为徽章旁的两条龙喻意了3000年的帝国统治。民国时期的首个发行系列是于1920年，当中龙已被雄狮取代。此张钞票绝对是一个令人惊喜及兴奋的发现！该银行由盛宣怀于1897年创立，最初名为中国通商银行，后于1913年将英文更名。它是中国第一家现代银行和钞票发行机构。安德鲁-梅特兰德是第一任经理，从汇丰银行退休。当时曾欲成为国家钞票发行机构，然而，它未能实现这愿景，而是成为最大和最著名的商业银行之一，屹立准国家级的地位。该银行于1952年被中华人民共和国接管，并于1958年最终併入中国人民银行。<p>CHINA--REPUBLIC. Commercial Bank of China. 10 Dollars, 1914. P-Unlisted. S/M#C293. Front Color Trial Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.Shanghai. Pink and brown, dragons flanking bank logo at upper centre, God of Wealth at right. Printed by the Bradbury Wilkinson Company.<p>The importance of this note cannot be overstated. This rare and classical design was first issued in 1904 under Imperial Bank of China, as the Bank was known then. The Bank was renamed as The Commercial Bank of China in 1913 during the early years of the Republic and banknotes from the 1904 series would have the Imperial in the bank title line cancelled and replaced by Commercial above so that they could still continue to circulate. No records of the fully printed Bank title The Commercial Bank of China on this design was known until this wonderful note was consigned to us. The design may not have been adopted because of the presence of the two dragons by the logo which represented imperial power for 3000 years. The first series issued during the Republic of China era was in 1920 on which the dragons have been replaced by lions. A sensational and exciting discovery!<p>The Bank was founded by Sheng Xuanhuai as The Imperial Bank of China in 1897 and was renamed as The Imperial Commercial Bank of China in 1913. It was both the first modern Bank and banknote issuer founded by the Chinese. Andrew Maitland was the first manager, having retired from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and it was hoped that the Bank would become a national banknote issuer. However, it never really reached this goal and instead became one of the biggest and well known commercial banks with a quasi national status. The bank was taken over by the nascent Peoples Republic of China in 1952 and was eventually incorporated into the Peoples Bank of China in 1958.<strong>To view all items from the DL World Collection, click <a href=https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots?sort=auction_date_lot_number_asc&limit=96&search=From+the+DL+World+Collection.&lots_range=upcoming> here.</a></strong>From the DL World Collection.
