5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920
5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar note
- The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920
- Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, vignette of Confucius at center.
- Obverse Text: 伍 / M08796M / 中國通商銀行 / M08796M / 伍 / 隆 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 伍 / 上海 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at center.
- Reverse Text: 祥 / 月 / M08796M / M08796M / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 隆 / 15TH JANUARY 1920 / SHANGHAI / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.537
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍 / M08796M / 中國通商銀行 / M08796M / 伍 / 隆 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 伍 / 上海 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司
- [[Translation]]
- five / M08796M / the Commercial Bank of China / M08796M / five / Long / five yuan / five yuan / Long / Use the ticket to pay or exchange
- Unified silver dollar / five / Shanghai / Shanghai / five / Printed on January 15, the ninth year of the Republic of China / American Bank Note Company
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 祥 / 月 / M08796M / M08796M / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 隆 / 15TH JANUARY 1920 / SHANGHAI / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.537
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1920
- place made
- China: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.15 cm x 15.2 cm x.01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 5 31/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.74.17.537
- catalog number
- 74.17.537
- accession number
- 315247
- serial number
- M08796M
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_07
- Chinese Banknotes
- Chinese Paper Money
- NNC Chinese Bank Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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