5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1926
5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1926
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar note
- The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1926
- Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, Shanghai to the left, Confucius to the right.
- Obverse Text: 伍 / 行銀商通國中 / 伍 / CBF 097122 / CBF 097122 / 上海 / 書 / 16 / 圓伍 / 元 / 書 / 上海 / 上海外灘 / 財神全身像 / 書 / 銀通兑憑 / 書 / 泰 / 圓用付票 / 伍/印月一年五十國民華中 / 伍 / 印司公路 德華敦倫
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at center.
- Reverse Text: 5 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 5 / 5 / 16 / CBF 097122 / CBF 097122 / 5 / DIRECTOR / CHIEF MANAGER / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND /AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 16 / FIVE DOLLARS / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, / JANUARY 1926 / SHANGHAI / WATERLOW & SONS LTD. LONDON.
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍 / 行銀商通國中 / 伍 / CBF 097122 / CBF 097122 / 上海 / 書 / 16 / 圓伍 / 元 / 書 / 上海 / 上海外灘 / 財神全身像 / 書 / 銀通兑憑 / 書 / 泰 / 圓用付票 / 伍/印月一年五十國民華中 / 伍 / 印司公路 德華敦倫
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 5 / 16 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 5 / 5 / CBF097122 / 中國通商銀行 / CBF097122 / 5 / DIRECTOR / CHIEF MANAGER / PROMISE TO PAY THE / AT ITS OFFICE HERE / BEARER ON DEMAND / VALUE RECEIVED / 書 / FIVE DOLLARS / 16 / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 5 / JANUARY, 1926 / 5 / SHANGHAI / WARERLOW & SONS LTD LONDON / 74.17.555
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1926
- maker
- Waterlow & Sons Limited
- place made
- China: Shanghai, Shanghai
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.1 cm x 15.2 cm x.01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 5 31/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.74.17.555
- catalog number
- 74.17.555
- accession number
- 315247
- serial number
- CBF 097122
- 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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