1 Dollar, Bank of China, Peking, China, 19091912

1 Dollar, Bank of China, Peking, China, 1909/1912

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Description (Brief)
One (1) dollar note
Bank of China, Peking, China, 1909/1912
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, portrait of Li Hung Chan to the left, hillside village with a railroad to the right.
Obverse Text: 壹 / 1409650 / 大清銀行兑換券 / 1409650 / 壹 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]] 銀行 / [[stamp]] 北京 / [[upside down]] 廣[?]皮 / [[stamp]] 東 / 壹圓 / [[overlaid stamp]] 宣統元年印造 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]] 北京 / [[stamp]] 中國 / 壹圓 / 壹 / [[stamp]] / 元年 / 壹圓 / 兑換券 / 壹圓 / 民國 / [[stamp]] 中國銀行 / 壹圓 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. NEW YORK.
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, waterfront park at center.
Reverse Text: 1 / NO. 1409650 / (the ta-ching government bank) / NO. 1409650 / 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 OCTOBER 1909. / MANAGER / 1 / BANK OF CHINA / PEKING / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
壹 / 1409650 / 大清銀行兑換券 / 1409650 / 壹 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]] 銀行 / [[stamp]] 北京 / [[upside down]] 廣[?]皮 / [[stamp]] 東 / 壹圓 / [[overlaid stamp]] 宣統元年印造 / 壹圓 / [[stamp]] 北京 / [[stamp]] 中國 / 壹圓 / 壹 / [[stamp]] / 元年 / 壹圓 / 兑換券 / 壹圓 / 民國 / [[stamp]] 中國銀行 / 壹圓 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. NEW YORK.
[[Reverse Text]]
1 / No.1409650 / THE TACHING GOVERNMENT BANK / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / No.1409650 / 1 / 1 ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR/ 1 / 1 / ACCT. [[signature]] C.I.CHANG / 1ST OCTOBER 1909. / BANK OF CHINA / PEKING / MANAGER [[signature]] / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1912
1909
place made
China: Peking
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8.15 cm x 15.3 cm x.01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 6 1/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.NU72939
catalog number
NU72939
accession number
248938
serial number
1409650
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O.D. Hopkins
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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