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N°:	346
Name:	SHANGHAI HANGCHOW NINGPO RAILWAY COMPLETION LOAN
Start price:	EUR 150
Country:	CHINA
Theme:	RAILROADS
Date of issue:	1936
Condition:	EF
History & description:	CHINA . 6% Bond for £50. Cat. KUL 900. green, blue, red, black. No 11274. One of the purposes of this loan was to pay the costs of a bridge over the Yangtse river at Hangchow. The bridge was completed in November 1937, but, after taking several years to build, it was blown up, only 4 days after completion, because of the Japanese advance on Hangchow. The bridge is shown on the reverse of the bond.