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20 Cents, Bank of China, Harbin, China, 1917

20 Cents, Bank of China, Harbin, China, 1917

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 20 cent note, specimen obverse
Bank of China, Harbin, China, 1917
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the sides, pagoda at center.
Obverse Text: 貳角 / 0000 / 中國銀行兌換券 / 每十角兌換國幣一元 / 00 / 貳角 / 樣本 / 哈爾濱 / 貳角 / 貳角 / 哈爾濱 / 貳角 / 中國銀行 / 中華民國 / 000000 / 六年十月 / 總裁之印 / 貳角 / 財政部印刷局製
Reverse Image: N/A
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Description
[[Obverse Text]]
貳角 / 0000 / 中國銀行兌換券 / 每十角兌換國幣一元 / 00 / 貳角 / 樣本 / 哈爾濱 / 貳角 / 貳角 / 哈爾濱 / 貳角 / 中國銀行 / 中華民國 / 000000 / 六年十月 / 總裁之印 / 貳角 / 財政部印刷局製
[[Translation]]
twenty cents / 0000 / exchange coupon of Bank of China / ten 10 cents notes to be exchanged for one yuan / 00 / twenty cents / specimen / Harbin / twenty cents / twenty cents / Harbin / twenty cents / Bank of China / Republic of China / 000000 / October of year six / seal of president / twenty cents / printed by the department of treasury bureau of engraving and printing
[[Reverse Text]]
74.17.604
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1917
place made
China: Heilongjiang, Harbin
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.8 cm x 11.9 cm x.01 cm; 2 11/16 in x 4 11/16 in x in
ID Number
NU.74.17.604
catalog number
74.17.604
accession number
315247
serial number
000000
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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