5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 5 dollar note

Description (Brief)

The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, vignette of Confucius at center.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 伍 / N06013X / 中國通商銀行 / N06013X / 伍 / 南 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 南 / 上海 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀圓 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at centert.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 富 / 5 / N06013X / N06013X / 5 / 南 / 5 / 5 / 南 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 15TH JANUARY. 1920 / 5 / 5 / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / SHANGHAI / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.538

[[Obverse Text]]

伍 / N06013X / 中國通商銀行 / N06013X / 伍 / 南 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 南 / 上海 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀圓 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司

[[Translation]]

five / N06013X / Commercial Bank of China / N06013X / five / Nan / five yuan / five yuan / Nan / Shanghai / exchange or pay by tickets / unified use silver dollar / five / printed on January 15th, Nine years of the Republic of China / five / American Banknote Printing Company

[[Reverse Text]]

富 / 5 / N06013X / N06013X / 5 / 南 / 5 / 5 / 南 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 15TH JANUARY. 1920 / 5 / 5 / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / SHANGHAI / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.538

Date Made: 1920

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

Place Made: China: Shanghai, Shanghai

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_07, Chinese Banknotes, Chinese Paper Money, NNC Chinese Bank Notes

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Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.538Catalog Number: 74.17.538Accession Number: 315247Serial Number: N06013X

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8.15 cm x 15.1 cm x .01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 5 15/16 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record Id: nmah_1888994

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