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China
Republic (1911-1949)
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50 Customs Gold Units, 1930
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Front: Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), revolutionary leader and President of China
1912-1913
Sun Yat-sen, trained as a physician, is known as the "father of modern China".
He led the revolution that eventually overthrew the Qing Dynasty in 1911. He
was the first provisional president when the Republic of China was founded in
1912. He later co-founded the Kuomintang, the Nationalist Party, where he
served as its first leader. In 1924 he adopted the "Three Principles of the
People" (nationalism, democracy and social reform). He also established the
Whampoa Military Academy with Chiang Kai-Shek as Commandant. He died of
cancer in 1925.
Back: Central Bank of China building
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10,000 Yuan, 1948
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10,000,000 Yuan, 1948
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This note is not in my collection. Scan courtesy of EcPapermoney.
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60,000,000 Yuan, 1948
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This note is not in my collection. Scan courtesy of EcPapermoney.
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China, located in eastern Asia, has one of the world's
longest uninterrupted civilizations, dating back more than six millennia. For
centuries, China was the world's most advanced civilization, and the cultural
center of East Asia, with an impact lasting to the present day.
China is the source of many great inventions including Paper,
the compass, gunpowder, and printing. China was also the first country to use
paper money.
In 1911, the Nationalist Party under Dr. Sun Yat-sen overthrew
the Ch'ing Dynasty and established the republic. However, the Chinese Civil War
following WWII resulted in two Chinese states in 1949: People's Republic of
China on the mainland, and the Republic of China in Taiwan.
For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on China.
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