1 Yuan, Special Circulating Notes, Chingchao, China, 1923

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One (1) yuan note

Description (Brief)

Special Circulating Notes, Chingchao, China, 1923

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Denomination to the sides, name of issuing authoirty at top, vignette of the Seventeen-Arch Bridge (shiqikong qiao 十七孔桥) located on Kunming Lake (kunming hu 昆明湖) at the Summer Palace (yihe yuan 颐和园) in Beijing at center.

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Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]

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Reverse Image: 23 columns of text.

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Reverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]

Date Made: 1923

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China: Hubei, Ching-chou

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, 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.71.348.1163Accession Number: 298051Serial Number: 0567690Catalog Number: 71.348.1163

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.9 cm x 12.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 5 3/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-c74b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1917370

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