CHINA--REPUBLIC. Central bank of China. 500 Yuan, 1936. P-221a.(S/M#C300-106) A note which is rare in higher grades and always one of the more popular Central Bank of China 500 Yuan notes. Seen printed in a large format by Waterlow and Sons and with vivid red color making up the bordering design and multi-color inks within the under-printing. Just hints of circulation are observed on this item and it is the finest we can recall handling. The finest we sold was a Choice Very Fine note which brought $1,792.00 as lot 80063 in our August 2011 Hong Kong sale.PMG About Uncirculated 55