1 Dollar, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920

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Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar note, specimen obverse

Description (Brief)

The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 壹 / 中國通商銀行 / 壹 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / A277067 / A277067 / 壹 / 上海 / 上海 / 壹 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at center.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 1 / A277067 / 1 / A277067 / 1 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / ONE DOLLAR AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 1 / 1 / MANAGING DIRECTOR / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, / SHANGHAI / CHIEF MANAGER / 50 / 15TH JANUARY, 1920 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

[[Obverse Text]]

壹 / 中國通商銀行 / 壹 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / A277067 / A277067 / 壹 / 上海 / 上海 / 壹 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司

[[Translation]]

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

[[Reverse Text]]

A277067 / A277067 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / 1 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 15TH JANUARY 1920 / SHANGHAI / FU SIAO EN / MANAGING DIRECTOR. / H.C.MARSHALL / CHIEF MANAGER. / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.527

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.74.17.527Catalog Number: 74.17.527Accession Number: 315247Serial Number: A277067

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.5 cm x 12.4 cm x .01 cm; 2 15/16 in x 4 7/8 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e1c9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1889219

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