Bond No. 23706. Imperial China. £100 Sterling. Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan for the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. Authorized by an Imperial edict of June 9, 1903, this loan was issued to continue the construction of the railway between Shanghai and Nanking. These bonds were secured by a first mortgage on the railway "now completed between Woosung and Shanghai, and also on all lands, materials, rolling stock, buildings, property and premises of every description purchased or to be purchased by the railways...and on the revenue of all descriptions derivable therefrom." Dated at London, June 1, 1907. Certificate of Authenticity from PASS-CO D17046. Black print with pink ornate border and safety print. State: China City: Date: 1907