1 Dollars, Tsihar Hsing Yeh Bank, China, 1920

Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar note

Description (Brief)

Tsihar Hsing Yeh Bank, China, 1920

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Chinese and English text above vignette with a mountain scene.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: English text above denomination in Manchu script in between two dollar signs.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: 1 / TSIHAR HSING YEH BANK / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER IN DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / ONE DOLLAR / KALGAN / MAY 3RD 1920 / 1 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEKING CHINA

Date Made: 1920

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Chinese Banknotes, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_10, 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.73.175.1266Catalog Number: 73.175.1266Accession Number: 310543Serial Number: 0109872

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 cm x 12.8 cm x .01 cm; 2 3/4 in x 5 1/32 in x in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-08d8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1876708

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