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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6.4 cm x 11.7 cm x .01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 4 19/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
China: Inner Mongolia, Duolun
Date made:
1914
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Description (Brief):
One (1) 2 choh note, specimen
Bank of Communications, Tulunnoerh, China, 1914
Obverse Image: Chinese text, denomination at center.
Obverse Text: 角貳 / 角貳 / 行銀通交 / 000000 / 000000 / 本 / 樣 / 為角百分之一稱為分千分之 / 一稱為烽公私兑换汮照此率 / 角貳 / 按照國幣條例第四條國幣計 / 算汮以十進每圓十分之一稱 / 整角貳幣國國民革中 / 倫多 / 角貳 / 角貳
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination in each corner.
Reverse Text: 2 CHOH / 000000 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 2 CHOH / 000000 / IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL COINAGE LAW ARTICLE 4, THE NATIONAL COINAGE SHALL BE BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM (ONE-TENTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED THE "CHOH" ONE HUNDREDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "FEN" ONE-THOUSANDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "LI".) ALL EXCHANGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUST BE BASED ON THIS. / TWO CHOH / 2 CHOH / TULUNNOERH / 2 CHOH
Description:
[[Obverse Text]]
角貳 / 角貳 / 行銀通交 / 000000 / 000000 / 本 / 樣 / 為角百分之一稱為分千分之 / 一稱為烽公私兑换汮照此率 / 角貳 / 按照國幣條例第四條國幣計 / 算汮以十進每圓十分之一稱 / 整角貳幣國國民革中 / 倫多 / 角貳 / 角貳
[[Reverse Text]]
2 CHOH / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 2 CHOH / 000000 / 000000 / IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL COINAGE LAW ARTICLE 4, THE NATIONAL COINAGE SHALL BE BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM (ONE-TENTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED THE "CHOH" ONE HUNDREDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "FE" ONE-THOUSANDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "LI.") ALL EXCHANGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUST BE BASED ON THIS / SHIHLING / CRUVJAUHIY / TULUNNOERH / 2 CHOH / 2 CHOH  / 74.17.174
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
ID Number:
NU.74.17.174
Accession number:
315247
Catalog number:
74.17.174
Serial number:
000000
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_04
Chinese Banknotes
Chinese Paper Money
NNC Chinese Bank Notes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-af2b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1881155