1 Dollar, Kiangnan Yu Ning Government Bank, Kiangnan, China, 1907

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Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar note

Description (Brief)

Kiangnan Yu Ning Government Bank, Kiangnan, China, 1907

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Circling dragons each towards a pearl of wisdom, Chinese at top, bottom, and to sides.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 江南 / 裕甯官銀錢局銀元鈔票 / 光緒三十三年六月吉日 / 憑票印付英洋執此為憑 / 壹圆 / 此票准 / 一切官項 / 如有偽造照私鑄例治罪

Description (Brief)

南京 / 永遠通用祇認票不認人 / 各埠裕甯官銀錢分局此票一例照兑 / 南京

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Bank name at top, three circular vignetttes with Chinese text, a portrait, and two falgs.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 1 / KIANG-NAN YU-NING GOVERNMENT BANK NOTE / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DUES / NO. "75 / 1 / [NEEDS TRANSLATION] / BY ORDER OF THE VICEROY / 1 / ONE SILVER DOLLAR LOCAL CURENCY / DURING BANKING HOURS, AT ANY OF ITS OFFICE IN KIANG-NAN PROVINCE FOR VALUE RECEIVED / SHANGHAI / 1ST JULY 197 / 1

[[Obverse Text]]

江南 / 裕甯官銀錢局銀元鈔票 / 光緒三十三年六月吉日 / 憑票印付英洋執此為憑 / 壹圆 / 此票准 / 一切官項 / 如有偽造照私鑄例治罪

南京 / 永遠通用祇認票不認人 / 各埠裕甯官銀錢分局此票一例照兑 / 南京

[[Stamp]] 裕甯官銀分局九江

[[Stamp]] jiujiang / 九江

[[Reverse Text]]

KIANG-NAN YU-NING GOVERNMENT BANK NOTE / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DUES / NO. 75 / 通用銀圓 / BY ORDER OF THE VICEROY / ONE SILVER DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / DURING BANKING HOURS, AT ANY OF ITS OFFICE IN KIANG-NAN PROVINCE FOR VALUE RECEIVED. / SHANGHAI / 1ST JULY 1907. / 上海藻文印刷局造 / 74,17,116

Date Made: 1907

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

Place Made: China: Kiangsi

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Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.116Catalog Number: 74.17.116Accession Number: 315247

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 cm x 14.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 5 25/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-97be-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1879189

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