10 Yuan, Kirin Yung Heng Provincial Bank, Kirin, China,1923

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 yuan note

Description (Brief)

Kirin Yung Heng Provincial Bank, Kirin, China,1923

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Chinese at top and in columns, vignette at the center.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 拾 / 220655 / 吉林永衡官銀钱號 / 现大洋 兑换券 / 哈爾濱 / 拾圓 / 监理管印 / 拾圓 / 憑票即付中華民國國幣 / 拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾 / 中華民國二十年印 / 拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾 / 美國鈔票公司

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 10 / KIRIN YUNG HENG PROVINCIAL BANK / 220655 / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN YUAN OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC / 10 / HARBIN / DECEMBER 1st 1923 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / 10

[[Obverse Text]]

拾 / 220655 / 吉林永衡官銀钱號 / 现大洋 兑换券 / 哈爾濱 / 拾圓 / 监理管印 / 拾圓 / 憑票即付中華民國國幣 / 拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾/中華民國二十年印/拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾拾 / 美國鈔票公司

[[Reverse Text]]

KIRIN YUNG HENG PROVINCIAL BANK / NO 220655 / NO 220655 / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / TEN YUAN / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC / 10 / 101010101010 / HARBIN / 101010101010 / HARBIN / DECEMBER 1ST 1923 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

Date Made: 1923

Crowdsourcing: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteersLocation: Currently not on view

Place Made: China: Kirin

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Chinese Banknotes, Chinese Paper Money, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_02, 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.74.17.083Catalog Number: 74.17.083Accession Number: 315247Serial Number: 220655

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 cm x 15.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 6 3/16 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a011-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1878074

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