5 Dollars, The Bank of Territorial Development, Urga, Mongolia, 1915

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 5 dollar note

Description (Brief)

The Bank of Territorial Development, Urga, Mongolia, 1915

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Chinese and Manchu characters with denomination in the corners and at the sides.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 伍圓 / 殖邊銀行 / 伍圓 / 庫倫 / $5 / 殖邊銀行 / 裕國籌邊 / 大總統題給 / $5 / 庫倫 / 中華民國四年 / 伍圓 / 商務印書館天津印刷局印 / 伍圓 / 72.173.19

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Bank name at top in Cyrillic denomination at center in Chinese and in each corner.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: $5 / $5 / NO. 04551 / 伍圓 / NO. 04551 / $5 / $5

[[Obverse Text]]

伍圓 / 殖邊銀行 / 伍圓 / 庫倫 / $5 / 殖邊銀行 / 裕國籌邊 / 大總統題給 / $5 / 庫倫 / 中華民國四年 / 伍圓 / 商務印書館天津印刷局印 / 伍圓 / 72.173.19

[[Transliteration]]

WU / YUAN / XING / YIN / BIAN / ZHI / WU / YUAN / KU / LUN / XING / YIN / BIAN / ZHI / BIAN / CHOU / GOU / YU / DA / ZONG / TONG / TI / GEI / KU / LUN / NIAN / SI / GUO / MIN / HUA / ZHONG / WU / YUAN / YIN / JU / ZHI / YIN / BEI / TIAN / GUAN / YAN / PAI / GAO / WU / YUAN

[[Reverse Text]]

$5 / $5 / NO. 04551 / 伍圓 / NO. 04551 / $5 / $5

[[Transliteration]]

WU / YUAN

Date Made: 1915

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

Place Made: Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Urga

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Chinese Banknotes, Chinese Paper Money, NNC Chinese Bank Notes, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_01

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Credit Line: Mrs. Marion M. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.72.173.9Catalog Number: 72.173.9Accession Number: 303386Serial Number: 04551

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 cm x 16.3 cm x .01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 6 13/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-955d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1882058

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