光绪辛亥年陝西官银钱号壹两。 (t) CHINA--MISCELLANEOUS. Shensi Official Currency Bureau. 1 Tael, 1911. P-Unlisted. S/M#S22. PMG Very Fine 30. 编号225。声名远播的五彩龙钞。多彩印刷，中央为双龙戏珠图，海浪在下。背面见红色汉字，若干黑色加盖以及红色手盖印章。1911年末，辛亥革命犹如星火燎原般迅速蔓延，多省宣佈脱离清廷统治，独立为政。陝西省为最早起义的省份之一。1911年10月20日，张凤翽被推举为起义总指挥。10月22日革命军成功攻佔西安。10月27日秦陇复汉军成立，张凤翽成为大统领。为满足当时的财政需求，陝西官银钱号的秦丰官银局重组为秦丰银行。省政府只能使用清廷遗留的旧库存票来发行新钞。正面中央加盖红色秦丰银行，右有编号，左有日期。年份仅有两款：辛亥年（1911）或壬子年（1912），均罕见。反面有数处加盖遮挡原文，以彰显秦陇复汉军身份。当时发行面值有壹两、贰两、叄两、伍两、拾两、伍拾两及壹佰两，因被兑现加上长期时局动荡，导致倖存者屈指可数，现存共计不超过20张。五彩龙钞既属是清朝钞票，亦可归类为军阀钞票，兼具标志性及历史意义，足以成为两者典范。本拍品获评PMG 30，无任何负面评价，稳居PMG评级榜首。美感与历史性并存的一张钞票，必定能一众藏家兴奋不已。(t)On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collectors items of Chinese origin, including bullion and numismatic coins and banknotes. This lot was manufactured in China and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after the tariffs were enacted. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 7.5% import tariff plus a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $31.67 / maximum $614.35). <em>Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions.</em><em>Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.</em> Serial number 225. This is the famous Five Colour Dragon Note. Multicolour, two dragons chasing fireball at centre, ocean waves below, the reverse shows red Chinese text with various black overprints and red handstamps. The last few months of 1911 saw the Xinhai Revolution catching like wildfire across the Qing Empire with many provinces declaring themselves independent from the Imperial Government in quick succession. Shensi (Shaanxi Province) was among the earliest to take arms against the Imperial army.On 20th October 1911 Zhang Feng Hui was chosen to be the Commander of the Uprising and Xian, the provincial capital, fell to the revolutionaries on 22nd October. The Government of Shensi-Kansu Troops to Regain Han Nationality was formed on 27th October with Zhang being the overall Commander in Chief. In order to meet the financial needs at the time, the Qin Feng Bank was re-organized from the Qin Feng Currency Bureau which in turn was descended from the Shensi Official Currency Bureau. The provisional government had no choice but to use the old remainder notes from the Qing era to issue new currency. The centre of the obverse has the red overprint Qin Feng Yin Hang (Qin Feng Bank), the right column of the central panel the serial numbers and the corresponding left side with the date which would either be Xin Hai Year (1911) or Ren Zi Year (1912). Both years are equally rare. The reverse contains a number of overprints over the original text to adjust for the new revolutionary flavour. Denominations of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Taels were issued and extremely few specimens have survived into the present day owing to redemption and prolonged unrest. It is estimated that no more than 20 notes exist in total. The Five Colour Dragon note belongs to be both the Qing and Military Banknote categories and iconic and important enough to be the representative type for both. The note offered here is graded PMG 30 without any negative comments which places it in TOP GRADE in the PMG grading report. An exciting and wonderful opportunity to acquire this historically important and aesthetically stunning note!
