10 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shaghai, China, 1920

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar note, specimen obverse

Description (Brief)

The Commercial Bank of China, Shaghai, China, 1920

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, vignette of Confucius at center.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 拾 / 000000 / 中國通商銀行 / 000000 / 拾 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 拾 / 上海 / 上海 / 拾 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: N/A

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 樣本 / SPECIMEN / 74.17.544

[[Obverse Text]]

拾 / 000000 / 中國通商銀行 / 000000 / 拾 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 拾 / 上海 / 上海 / 拾 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

[[Translation]]

ten / 000000 / the Commercial Bank of China / 000000 / ten / ten yuan / ten yuan / Use the ticket to pay or exchange / Unified silver dollar / ten / Shanghai / Shanghai / ten / Printed on January 15, the ninth year of the Republic of China / American Bank Note Company

[[Reverse Text]]

樣本 / SPECIMEN / 74.17.544

Date Made: 1920

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

Place Made: China: Shanghai, Shanghai

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

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Exhibition Location:

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.544Catalog Number: 74.17.544Accession Number: 315247Serial Number: 000000

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8.9 cm x 15.35 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/2 in x 6 1/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-d8c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1889002

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