1 Dollar, Bank of China, Hankow, China, 1912

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Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar note

Description (Brief)

Bank of China, Hankow, China, 1912

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, portrait of Emperor Huang-Ti to the left, landscape to the right.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 壹 / Y912277 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / Y912277 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 漢口 / 壹圓 / 漢口 / 興 / 興 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印/壹圓 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, waterfront park at center.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 1 / NO. Y912277 / BANK OF CHINA / NO. Y912277 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ACCT, / 1ST JUNE 1912. / HANKOW / MANAGER / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1

[[Obverse Text]]

壹 / Y912277 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / Y912277 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 漢口 / 壹圓 / 漢口 / 興 / 興 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印/壹圓 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.

[[Obverse Image]]

Image of a railroad and a man.

[[Reverse Text]]

1 / No. Y912277 / BANK OF CHINA / No. Y912277 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / [[signature]] ACCT. / [[signature]] MANAGER / 1ST JUNE 1912 / [[stamp]] HANKOW / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1 / 1 / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY (SILVER) COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR / 71.348.726

Date Made: 1912

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

Place Made: China: Hubei, Hankow

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Chinese Banknotes, Chinese Paper Money, NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_03, 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.71.348.0726Catalog Number: 71.348.0726Accession Number: 298051Serial Number: Y912277

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8.1 cm x 15.1 cm x .01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 5 15/16 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a7af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1889712

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