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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 cm x 15 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 5 29/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
China: Manchuria
Date made:
1912
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Description (Brief):
One (1) dollar note
Bank of China, Manchuria, China, 1912
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, portrait of Emperor Huang-Ti to the left, landscape to the right.
Obverse Text: 壹 / V054988 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / V054988 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓/壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]]小洋/壹圓 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, waterfront park at center.
Reverse Text: 1 / NO. V054988 / BANK OF CHINA / NO. V054988 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ACCT, / 1ST JUNE 1912. / MANCHURIA / MANAGER / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1 / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY (SILVER)COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR
Description:
[[Obverse Text]]
壹 / V054988 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / V054988 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓/壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]]小洋/壹圓 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
[[Obverse Image]]
Image of a railroad and a man.
[[Reverse Text]]
1 / No. V054988 / BANK OF CHINA / No. V054988 / 1 /PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / [[signature]] ACCT. / [[signature]] MANAGER / 1ST JUNE 1912 / [[stamp]] MANCHURIA / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1 / 1 / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY (SILVER) COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR / 74.17.584
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
ID Number:
NU.74.17.584
Catalog number:
74.17.584
Accession number:
315247
Serial number:
V054988
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Chinese Banknotes
Chinese Paper Money
NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_03
NNC Chinese Bank Notes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a7ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1889711