500 Yuan, Bank of Shansi, Chahar, and Hopei, China, 1946

500 Yuan, Bank of Shansi, Chahar, and Hopei, China, 1946

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 500 yuan note
Bank of Shansi, Chahar, and Hopei, China, 1946
Obverse Image: Image of pack horse, farmers plowing with horse, denomination at center.
Obverse Text: 佰伍 / 行銀區邊冀察晋 / 佰伍 / 664877 / KL / 伍佰圓 / 500 / 年五十三國民華中 / 500
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top denomination at center.
Reverse Text: 500 / BANK OF SHANSI CHAHAR & HOPEI / 500 / 500 / 500 / 500 / 1946 / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED YUAN / 500
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
佰伍 / 行銀區邊冀察晋 / 佰伍 / 664877 / KL / 伍佰圓 / 500 / 年五十三國民華中 / 500
[[Transliteration]]
BAI / WU / XING / YIN / QU / BIAN / JI / CHA / JIN / BAI / WU / WU / BAI / YUAN / NIAN / WU / SHI / SAN / GUO / MIN / HUA / ZHONG
[[Reverse Text]]
500 / BANK OF SHANSI CHAHAR & HOPEI / 500 / 500 / 500 / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED YUAN / 500 / 500 / 1946 / 500 / 500 / 74.17.327
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1946
place made
China: Hopeh
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.5 cm x 12.6 cm x.01 cm; 2 9/16 in x 4 31/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.74.17.327
catalog number
74.17.327
accession number
315247
serial number
KL664877
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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