China 5 Dollars banknote 1914 Yuan Shikai, Bank of China
Obverse: Portrait of Yuan Shikai at centre.
Reverse: Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its offices here FIVE YUAN of the national coinage of the Republic of China.
Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.
Yuan Shikai (16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese general, politician and "emperor", famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor, his autocratic rule as the first President of the Republic of China, and his short-lived attempt to restore monarchy in China, with himself as the Hongxian Emperor.
