National Bank of China

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The National Bank of China (Chinese: 中華匯理銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1891 by a wealthy and influential Guangzhou family. It is the first banknote issuer to be financed by Chinese merchants, and issued banknotes in denominations of HK$5 and HK$10. The bank closed in 1911.

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