A rare China Hupeh Government Mint one dollar or seven mace and two candareens banknote 1899, vertical format, a striking note with black print over green and orange, with facing dragons supporting the reverse and obverse of a Hupeh silver dollar within a cloud framework border design, the reverse of the note with Chinese text within an orange stylized border frame, detailed 'China' to the top and '7 Mace and 2 Candereens Hu-Peh Government Mint' to the bottom (good/very fine, three horizontal folds, pin hole to top centre, some corner fatigue, 4cm tear to top right, some minor soiling).