overall: 12.1 cm x 19.1 cm x .01 mm; 4 3/4 in x 7 17/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
China: Beijing Shi, Beijing
Date made:
1914 - 1915
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Description (Brief):
One (1) 50 dollar note, Specimen
Banque Industrielle de Chine, Peking, China, 1914 - 1915
Obverse Image: Two Chinese guardian lions (石獅) at lower left and right, French Text above.
Obverse Text: 50 / FIFTY / BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / FIFTY DOLLARS CINQUANTE DOLLARS / D 1914 / LOCAL CURRENCY / FIFTY DOLLARS / 15.2.15 / UN ADMINISTRATEUR / LE DIRECTEUR DE L'ACENCE / LE CASSIER DE L'ACENCE / PEKING / 50
Reverse Image: Chinese text with Pagoda at left
Reverse Text: 中法實業銀行 / 伍拾圓 / 北京 / 72.173.24
General Information: Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, London. Banque Industrielle de Chine,Specimen
Description:
[[Obverse Text]]
伍拾 / BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE / 50 / D 1914 / PROMOSES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / D 1914 / FIFTY DOLLARS / CINQUANTE DOLLARS / 50 FIFTY / LOCAL CURRENCY. / 15·2·15 / 50 FIFTY / UN ADMINISTRATEUR / LE DIRECTEUR DE L'AGENCE / LE CAISSIER DE L'AGENCE / 伍拾圓 / 50 / 伍拾 / PEKING
[[Translation]]
INDUSTRIAL BANK OF CHINA / FIFTY DOLLARS / AN ADMINISTRATOR / THE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY / THE CASHIER OF THE AGENCY / FIFTY YUAN
[[Reverse Text]]
中法實業銀行 / 伍拾圓 / 北京 / 72.173.24
[[Transliteration]]
ZHONG / FA / SHI / YE / YIN / HANG / WU / SHI / YUAN / BEI / JING / 72.173.24
