10 Dollars, The Bank of Territorial Development, Shanghai, China, 1914

Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar note, specimen

Description (Brief)

The Bank of Territorial Development, Shanghai, China, 1914

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Road construction

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 殖邊銀行兑换券 / 上海 / 10 / 10 / 上海 / 總理之印 / 殖邊銀行 / 中華民國三年 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 財政部印刷局製

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Bank name at top, denomination at center.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: $10 / $10 / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY. / 拾圓 / KCHING . ACCT. H.HSII / MANAGER / $10 / $10 / SHANGHAI / TEN DOLLARS / DEC., 1ST 1914 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, PEKING CHINA / 74.17.256 / SPECIMEN / 樣子

[[Obverse Text]]

拾圓 / 拾圓 / 殖邊銀行兑换券 / 上海 / 10 / 10 / 上海 / 總理之印 / 殖邊銀行 / 中華民國三年 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 財政部印刷局製

[[Transliteration]]

SHI / YUAN / SHI / YUAN / ZHI / BIAN / YIN / HANG / DUI / HUAN / QUAN / SHANG / HAI / 10 / 10 / SHANG / HAI / ZONG / LI / ZHI / YIN / ZHI / BIAN / YIN / HANG / ZHONG / HUA / MIN / GUO / SAN / NIAN / SHI / YUAN / SHI / YUAN / CAI / ZHENG / BU / YIN / SHUA / JU / ZHI

[[Translation]]

ten yuan / ten yuan / voucher for the bank of territorial development / Shanghai / 10 / 10 / Shanghai / herewith / seal of the manager / the bank of territorial development / Republic of China Year 3 / ten yuan / ten yuan / manufactured by the Department of Finance Printing Bureau

[[Reverse Text]]

$10 / $10 / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY. / 拾圓 / KCHING . ACCT. H.HSII / MANAGER / $10 / $10 / SHANGHAI / TEN DOLLARS / DEC., 1ST 1914 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, PEKING CHINA / 74.17.256 / SPECIMEN / 樣子

Date Made: 1914

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

Place Made: China: Shanghai, Shanghai

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.256Catalog Number: 74.17.256Accession Number: 315247

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9.4 cm x 17.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 11/16 in x 6 27/32 in x in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-d1e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1882033

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