Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6.4 cm x 16.25 cm x .01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 6 13/32 in x in

Object Name:

note

Place made:

China

Date made:

1945

Crowdsourcing:

Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers

Description (Brief):

One (1) 500 yuan note

The Central Bank of China, China, 1945

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the right, portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the left.

Obverse Text: 伍佰 / 中央銀行 / 伍佰 / 伍佰圓 / 伍佰 / BF 221643

Reverse Image: Denomination at center.

Reverse Text: 500 / 500 / 500 / / 圓佰伍 / 500 / 500 / 500

Description:

[[Obverse Text]]

伍佰 / 中央銀行 / 伍佰 / 伍佰圓 / 伍佰 / BF 221643

[[Transliteration]] ZHONG / YANG / YIN / HANG / WU / BAI / WU / BAI / RUAN / BF 221643

[[Reverse Text]]

500 / 伍佰圓 / 副局長 / 田福璡 / 局長 / 寧駿？

[[Transliteration]] WU / BAI / WU / BAI / RUAN

[[Translation]] Deputy Director, Director

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Kennedy, Frances

ID Number:

2014.0094.03

Accession number:

2014.0094

Catalog number:

2014.0094.03

See more items in:

Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Chinese Banknotes

Chinese Paper Money

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-8876-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1465962