10 Tiao, Industrial Development Bank of China, Peking, China, 1921

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One (1) 10 tiao note

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Industrial Development Bank of China, Peking, China, 1921

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Obverse Image: Chinese text at top, in columns, and surrounding as a border.

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Obverse Text: 拾 / 10 / 大學之道在明明德在親民在止於至善知至而后有定定而后能靜靜而后能安安而后慮慮而后能得物有本末 / 事有終始知所先後則近道矣古之欲明明德於天下者先治其國欲治其國者先齊其家欲齊其家者先修其身欲修 / 其身者先正其心欲正其心者先誠其意欲誠其意者先致其知致知在格物物格而后知致知致而后意诚而后心正心 / 正而后 / 身修身 / 修而后 / 家齊家 / 齊而后 / 國治國 / 治而后 / 天下平 / 自天子 / 以至於 / 庶人壹 / 是皆以 / 修身為 / 本其本 / 亂而末 / 治者否 / 矣其所 / 厚者薄 / 而其所 / 薄者厚 / 未之有 / 也右經 / 一章蓋 / 孔子之 / 言而曾子述之其傳十章則曾子之意而門人記之也康誥曰克明德大甲曰顧諟天之明命帝典曰克明峻德皆自明也 / 右傳之首章釋明明德湯之盤銘曰苟日新日日新又日新康誥曰作新民詩曰周雖舊邦其命維新是故君子無所不 / 用其極右傳之二章釋新民詩曰邦畿千里惟民所止詩云緡蠻黃鳥止于丘隅子曰於止知其所止書於戊午春月 / 吉雙城縣林 / 勸業銀行 / 存票 / 勸業 / 字第[[??]]號 / 不掛失票 / 揉爛模糊不付 / 憑票支吉官帖錢拾吊整 / 中華民國十年八月 / 吉林雙城縣 / 勸業銀行 / 票 / 拾 / 10

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Reverse Image: Image of steam train at top, pagoda at bottom, square with 11 columns of text within.

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[[Obverse Text]]

拾 / 10 / 大學之道在明明德在親民在止於至善知至而后有定定而后能靜靜而后能安安而后慮慮而后能得物有本末 / 事有終始知所先後則近道矣古之欲明明德於天下者先治其國欲治其國者先齊其家欲齊其家者先修其身欲修 / 其身者先正其心欲正其心者先誠其意欲誠其意者先致其知致知在格物物格而后知致知致而后意诚而后心正心 / 正而后 / 身修身 / 修而后 / 家齊家 / 齊而后 / 國治國 / 治而后 / 天下平 / 自天子 / 以至於 / 庶人壹 / 是皆以 / 修身為 / 本其本 / 亂而末 / 治者否 / 矣其所 / 厚者薄 / 而其所 / 薄者厚 / 未之有 / 也右經 / 一章蓋 / 孔子之 / 言而曾子述之其傳十章則曾子之意而門人記之也康誥曰克明德大甲曰顧諟天之明命帝典曰克明峻德皆自明也 / 右傳之首章釋明明德湯之盤銘曰苟日新日日新又日新康誥曰作新民詩曰周雖舊邦其命維新是故君子無所不 / 用其極右傳之二章釋新民詩曰邦畿千里惟民所止詩云緡蠻黃鳥止于丘隅子曰於止知其所止書於戊午春月 / 吉雙城縣林 / 勸業銀行 / 存票 / 勸業 / 字第[[??]]號 / 不掛失票 / 揉爛模糊不付 / 憑票支吉官帖錢拾吊整 / 中華民國十年八月 / 吉林雙城縣 / 勸業銀行 / 票 / 拾 / 10

Date Made: 1921

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

Place Made: China

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Credit Line: James C. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.75.3.074Catalog Number: 75.3.074Accession Number: 320773

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 19.6 cm x 10.4 cm x .01 cm; 7 23/32 in x 4 3/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c6f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1883361

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