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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7.2 cm x 12 cm x .01 cm; 2 27/32 in x 4 23/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
China: Manchuria
Date made:
1915
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Description (Brief):
One (1) 50 cent note
The Bank of Territorial Development, Manchuria, China, 1915
Obverse Image: Field work scene to the left, denomination to the right.
Obverse Text: 伍角 / 伍角 / 殖邊銀行 / 東三省 / 不掛失票 / 伍角 / 憑票既陪 / 東三省 / F2358613 / 伍角/ 中華民國四年 / 伍角 / 財政部印刷局製
Reverse Image: Bank name at top, denomination at center.
Reverse Text: 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / NOV. 1ST 1915 / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / MANCHURIA / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING: PEKING CHINA / 74.17.265
Description:
[[Obverse Text]]
伍角 / 伍角 / 殖邊銀行 / 東三省 / 不掛失票 / 伍角 / 憑票既陪 / 東三省 / F2358613 / 伍角/ 中華民國四年 / 伍角 / 財政部印刷局製
[[Translation]
fifty cents / fifty cents / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL / the three provinces of Northeast China / 不掛失票 / fifty cents / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / the three provinces of Northeast China / F2358613 / fifty cents / Fourth Year of the Republic of China / fifty cents / BREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING: PEKING CHINA
[[Reverse Text]]
50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / NOV. 1ST 1915 / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / MANCHURIA / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING: PEKING CHINA / 74.17.265
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
ID Number:
NU.74.17.265
Catalog number:
74.17.265
Accession number:
315247
Serial number:
F2358613
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Chinese Banknotes
Chinese Paper Money
NNC Chinese Bank Notes
NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_06
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-d2a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1882048