Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6.4 cm x 11.4 cm x .01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 4 1/2 in x in

Object Name:

note

Place made:

China: Liaoning, Mukden

Date made:

1917

Crowdsourcing:

Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers

Description (Brief):

One (1) 50 cent note, specimen

Bank of Communications, Mukden, China, 1917

Obverse Image: Chinese text, denomination to the right and left, steam passenger train at center.

Obverse Text: 角伍 / 0000000 / 行銀通交 / 0000000 / 角伍 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 伍角 / 票失掛不付即票憑 / 伍角 / 天奉 / 角伍 / 製局刷印部政財 / 角伍

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination in each corner and to the sides.

Reverse Text: 50 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL FIFTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 50 CENTS / MUKDEN / 50 CENTS / AUG 1st 1917 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINGING PEKING CHINA. / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN

Description:

[[Obverse Text]]

角伍 / 0000000 / 行銀通交 / 0000000 / 角伍 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 伍角 / 票失掛不付即票憑 / 伍角 / 天奉 / 角伍 / 製局刷印部政財 / 角伍

[[Reverse Text]]

50 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL FIFTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. / 50 CENTS / MUKDEN / 50 CENTS / AUG 1ST 1917 / 50 CENTS

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

ID Number:

NU.74.17.198

Catalog number:

74.17.198

Accession number:

315247

Serial number:

0000000

See more items in:

Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Chinese Banknotes

Chinese Paper Money

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NNC Chinese Bank Notes

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c1ad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1881499