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10 Yuan, China, 1927

10 Yuan, China, 1927

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 10 yuan note
China, 1927
Obverse Image: Women's busts (Manchu and Han-Chinese).
Obverse Text:: The China and South Sea Bank Limited promises to pay the bearer on demand at its office here TEN YUAN National currency of the republic of China issued by special permission of the Chinese Goverment. Shanghai Branch 1927.
Reverse Image: Women's busts (Tibetan, Hui-Chinese, Mongolian).
Reverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
General Information: Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London. The China and South Sea Bank Limited
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1927
maker
Waterlow & Sons Limited
place made
China
United Kingdom: England, London
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 3/32 in x.01 cm; 8.8646 cm x 18.034 cm x in
ID Number
NU.74.17.684
catalog number
74.17.684
accession number
315247
serial number
Z335309
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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