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

Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 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: 中國通商銀行 / 拾 / X07846B / X07846B / 拾 / 隆 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀圓 / 拾 / 上海 / 上海 / 拾 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 10 / 10 / X07846B / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / X07846B / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 10 / 10 / TEN DOLLARS / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 隆 / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / SHANGHAI / BY ORDER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 10 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / 10 / 74.17.539

[[Obverse Text]]

中國通商銀行 / 拾 / X07846B / X07846B / 拾 / 隆 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀圓 / 拾 / 上海 / 上海 / 拾 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

[[Translation]]

The Commercial Bank of China / ten / X07846B / X07846B / ten / Long / ten yuan / ten yuan / Long / Use the banknote to pay or exchange / Unified silver currency / ten / Shanghai / Shanghai / ten / Printed on January 15, the ninth year of the Republic of China / American Bank Note Company

[[Reverse Text]]

10 / 10 / X07846B / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / X07846B / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 10 / 10 / TEN DOLLARS / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 隆 / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / SHANGHAI / BY ORDER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 10 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / 10 / 74.17.539

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.539Catalog Number: 74.17.539Accession Number: 315247Serial Number: X07846B

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8.9 cm x 15.5 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/2 in x 6 3/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-dfe0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1888999

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