CHINA--FOREIGN BANKS. Banque Industrielle de Chine. $10, 25.10.1917. P-S400a.(S/M#C254-3) Tientsin branch. A discovery note which shows without reference to issued notes in the SCWPM with mentions of specimen examples only. This issued note shows with the serial number "026728," at lower left and right with "C 1914," at upper left and right center. Overprinted series date at center and seen with signatures below titles. This lot along with the next are both pieces which have been tightly kept together for the near decade since their circulating period and are welcomed discoveries for this rare in issued form issuer.<br /><br />SEen with a dark blue bordering design with facing statues at lower left and right with ornate bordering design with French and English text. The note is largely problem free with only a few typical for the period annotations at the face and back. Back design seen with Chinese text only with large guilloche at upper left and hillside building at right. Strong paper and seen with great color throughout on this important BWC design.PMG Very Fine 25
