American Bank Shanghai Citibank One Hundred Yuan
*本次藏品 美商上海花旗银行壹佰圆
现在的花旗银行的前身是1812年在纽约成立的纽约城市银行。迄今已有两百多年的历史。早期花旗银行的官方名字是“万国宝通”。人们嫌 “万国宝通”这个名字别扭难记，又无以名之，看到门口老挂着一面有很多小星星的旗子，即美国国旗，便随口将它唤做“花旗银行”。美国银行便入乡随俗，索性在纸币上将自己的名字印制为“美商花旗银行”，后来就连自己的铭牌和官方正式称呼也统统改为花旗银行。尽管因股权变动，在美国的总公司几易其名，不过这个中文名字却一直保留下来。
1902年美商花旗银行上海分行开业，地址在九江路1号A（今九江路41号），这是美国在华的第一家金融机构，主要办理美国对华贸易、汇兑汇票、贴现以及发行期票等业务，且作为在华的唯一一家美国银行，被委托为美国政府的驻华国库代理机构，受托接管庚子赔款。自光绪三十三年（1907）开始，花旗银行凭借特权，以“美商花旗银行”的行名在上海发行纸币，首版纸币印于1905年，由纽约美国钞票公司印制，面值有五、十、一百元三种。1918年，该行又以“美商花旗银行”行名增发了一元面值的上海地名票，同时还印发了黑色图案文字的上海地名银两票，有五、十、一百两三种面值。该行纸币经回收销毁，现存世的银元、银两票均不为多见。
The predecessor of the current Citibank was the City Bank of New York, established in New York in 1812. So far, it has a history of over two hundred years. The official name of early Citibank was "Citibank". People find the name 'Citibank' awkward, difficult to remember, and nameless. When they see a flag with many small stars hanging at the door, that is, the American flag, they casually call it 'Citibank'. Bank of America followed the Romans and simply printed its name as "Citibank America" on paper currency. Later, even its nameplate and official name were changed to Citibank. Although the head office in the United States changed its name several times due to equity changes, this Chinese name has been retained.
In 1902, Citibank USA opened its Shanghai branch at No. 1A Jiujiang Road (now No. 41 Jiujiang Road). This was the first financial institution in China by the United States, mainly handling US trade with China, exchange bills, discounting, and issuing promissory notes. As the only US bank in China, it was entrusted as the agent of the US government's treasury in China, entrusted with taking over the Boxer Indemnity. Since the 33rd year of the Guangxu reign (1907), Citibank has issued banknotes in Shanghai under the name of "American Citibank" with privileges. The first edition of banknotes was printed in 1905 by the American Banknote Company in New York, with denominations of five, ten, and one hundred yuan. In 1918, the bank issued an additional one yuan denomination of Shanghai Place Names Bill under the name of "Citibank of America", and also issued a black patterned Shanghai Place Names Silver Bill with five, ten, and one hundred or two denominations. The banknotes in this bank have been recycled and destroyed, and there are not many silver dollars or silver bills in existence.
*本次藏品正面
近期我公司征集了一枚1905年美商上海花旗银行上海壹佰圆样票，藏品正面上首为中英文行名，行名两侧盖有红色的“000000”六位数号码，左侧是该行标志性图案鹰与地球，右侧华丽的五彩花纹图案占据视觉焦点，中心有“100”面值数，加盖红色印记“SPECIMEN”字样，下侧左右有“上海”地名，票的左右两边均有直书"壹佰圆"的文字。票面四角，均有“100”面值数，藏品颇为纹理清晰，可见当时塑造工艺之精湛。
*本次藏品背面
藏品背面上首为中文行名，中央图案为一只雄鹰站立于银行屋顶上，银行屋两侧为地球的东，西半球图案，旁边两侧花纹图样上，均有“100”面值数，下侧左右有“上海”地名，左右两边均有直书"壹佰圆"的文字。据说花旗银行在上海发行的高面值银两票，发行量极少，后来多被回收销毁，故该行现在没有当年流通正票的实物，因此它们的票样显得格外珍贵。
Recently, our company collected a 1905 American Citibank Shanghai One Hundred Yuan sample ticket. The front of the collection is marked with the Chinese and English bank name, with a six digit red "000000" number on both sides of the bank name. The left side is the iconic design of the bank, Eagle and Earth. The gorgeous colorful pattern on the right side occupies the visual focus, with a "100" face value in the center, stamped with the words "SPECIMEN" in red, and the place name "Shanghai" on the left and right sides below, The left and right sides of the ticket are inscribed with the words "one hundred yuan". The four corners of the bill have a face value of "100", and the collection has clear texture, indicating the exquisite shaping techniques at that time.
The top of the back of the collection is the Chinese name of the bank, with a central pattern of an eagle standing on the roof of the bank. The two sides of the bank house have patterns of the eastern and western hemispheres of the earth, and on both sides of the pattern, there are "100" denominations. The place name "Shanghai" is located on the left and right sides, and the words "one hundred yuan" are written directly on the left and right sides. It is said that the high denomination silver coupons issued by Citibank in Shanghai have a very small circulation and have been mostly recycled and destroyed. Therefore, the bank currently does not have any physical copies of the original coupons in circulation, making their coupons particularly precious.
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