20 Cents, Bank of Communications, Tsingtau, China, 1927

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 20 cent note

Description (Brief)

Bank of Communications, Tsingtau, China, 1927

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Chinese at top, serial number to the right and left, denomination at center, to the sides, and in each corner.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, to the sides, and in each corner.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 20 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 20 CENTS / PROMISES TO PAY ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE YUAN, NATIONAL CURRENCY, IN EXCHANGE FOR TEN SUBSIDIARY COIN NOTES OF TWENTY CENTS / 20 CENTS / TWENTY CENTS / COUNTERSIGNED BY / JANUARY 1st 1927 / TSINGTAU / PRESIDENT / 20 CENTS / WATERLOW & SONS LTD, LONDON / 20 CENTS

Date Made: 1927

Maker: Waterlow & Sons Limited

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, LondonChina: Shandong, Tsingtau

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_11, Chinese Banknotes, 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.71.348.1252Catalog Number: 71.348.1252Accession Number: 298051Serial Number: 576426

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5.6 cm x 9.8 cm x .01 cm; 2 7/32 in x 3 27/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-1c1a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1881658

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