10 Yuan, Credit Commercial Sino-Francais, Peking, China, 1923

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 yuan note, specimen

Description (Brief)

Credit Commercial Sino-Francais, Peking, China, 1923

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Image of the City gate at center, denomination to the sides.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 拾 / 中法振業銀行 / 拾 / 拾 / 拾 / 此票係樣本不能兌現收到 / 樣本 諸君務即出具收據 / 為荷 財政部印刷局敬啟 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 此票係樣本不能兌現收到 / 樣本 諸君務即出具收據 / 為荷 財政部印刷局敬啟 / 拾 / 作廢 / 中華民國十二年八月印 / 憑票即付中華民國國幣拾圓 / 作廢 / 拾 / 72.173.14

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination below, river scene at center.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 10 / 樣本 / CREDIT COMMERCIAL SINO-FRANCAIS SOCIETE ANONYME / 樣本 / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER / 作廢 / 10 / 10 / 作廢 / ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN YUAN, / LOCAL CURRENCY. / 10 / PEKING / 10 / AUGUST 1ST 1923 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEKING CHINA

[[Obverse Text]]

拾 / 中法振業銀行 / 拾 / 拾 / 拾 / 此票係樣本不能兌現收到 / 樣本 諸君務即出具收據 / 為荷 財政部印刷局敬啟 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 此票係樣本不能兌現收到 / 樣本 諸君務即出具收據 / 為荷 財政部印刷局敬啟 / 拾 / 作廢 / 中華民國十二年八月印 / 憑票即付中華民國國幣拾圓 / 作廢 / 拾 / 72.173.14

[[Reverse Text]]

10 / 樣本 / CREDIT COMMERCIAL SINO-FRANCAIS SOCIETE ANONYME / 樣本 / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER / 作廢 / 10 / 10 / 作廢 / ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN YUAN, / LOCAL CURRENCY. / 10 / PEKING / 10 / AUGUST 1ST 1923 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEKING CHINA

[[Reverse Image]]

The picture on the reverse side is Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Date Made: 1923

Crowdsourcing: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteersLocation: Currently not on view

Place Made: China: Beijing Shi, Peking

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

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Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Mrs. Marion M. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.72.173.14Catalog Number: 72.173.14Accession Number: 303386

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9.15 cm x 16 cm x .01 cm; 3 19/32 in x 6 5/16 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c7c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1883372

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