5 Yuan, Charhar Commercial Bank, China, 1933
5 Yuan, Charhar Commercial Bank, China, 1933
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- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 yuan note
- Charhar Commercial Bank, China, 1933
- Obverse Image: Chinese text at top and bottom, denomination to the left, sailing scene to the right.
- Obverse Text: 伍 / 伍 / A0060062 / A0060062 / 察哈爾商業銭局 / 張家口 / 伍圓 / 張家口 / 副理之章 / 慿券即付國幣伍圓 / 經理之章 / 5 / 5 / 中華民國廿二年印 / 73.125.1285 / 財政部印刷局製
- Reverse Image: Bank name at top with denomination to the sides, pagoda scene at center.
- Reverse Image: THE CHARHAR COMMERCIAL BANK / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / J.Y.JUNG / 5 / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE YUAN / LOCAL CURRENCY / DEC. 1ST 1933 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEIPING CHINA / FIVE YUAN
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍 / 伍 / A0060062 / A0060062 / 察哈爾商業銭局 / 張家口 / 伍圓 / 張家口 / 副理之章 / 慿券即付國幣伍圓 / 經理之章 / 5 / 5 / 中華民國廿二年印 / 73.125.1285 / 財政部印刷局製
- [[Transliteration]]
- WU / WU / A0060062 / A0060062 / CHA / HA / ER / SHANG / YE / QIAN / JU / ZHANG / JIA / KOU / WU / YUAN / ZHANG / JIA / KOU / FU / LI / ZHI / ZHANG / PING / QUAN / JI / FU / GUO / BI / WU / YUAN / JING / LI / ZHI / ZHANG / 5 / ZHONG / HUA / MIN / GUO / NIAN / ER / NIAN / YIN / 73.125.1285 / CAI / ZHENG / BU / YIN / SHUA / JU / ZHI
- [[Translation]]
- five / five / A0060062 / A0060062 / the Charhar Commercial Bank / Zhangjiakou / five yuan / zhangjiakou / seal of assistant manager / will pay five yuan immediately upon showing the voucher/seal of manager / 5 / 5 / Printed year 22 Republic of China / 73.125.1285 / manufactured by Department of Finance Printing Bureau
- [[Reverse Text]]
- THE CHARHAR COMMERCIAL BANK / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / J.Y.JUNG / 5 / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE YUAN / LOCAL CURRENCY / DEC. 1ST 1933 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING PEIPING CHINA / FIVE YUAN
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1933
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.1 cm x 16.3 cm x.01 cm; 2 25/32 in x 6 13/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.73.175.1285
- catalog number
- 73.175.1285
- accession number
- 310543
- serial number
- A0060062
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Chinese Banknotes
- Chinese Paper Money
- NNC Chinese Bank Notes
- NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_06
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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