5 Yuan, Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1918

5 Yuan, Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1918

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 yuan note
Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1918
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the sides, Peking pagoda at center.
Obverse Text: 伍 / E / 中國銀行 / E / 伍 / 伍 / 上海 / 伍 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 上海 / 上海 / 憑票即付 / 國幣伍圓 / 伍 / 中華民國七年印 / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司
Reverse Image: N/A
Reverse Text: E / E / 71.348.743
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
伍 / E / 中國銀行 / E / 伍 / 伍 / 上海 / 伍 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 上海 / 上海 / 憑票即付 / 國幣伍圓 / 伍 / 中華民國七年印 / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司
[[Translation]]
five / E / Bank of China / E / five / five / Shanghai / five / five yuan / five yuan / Shanghai / Shanghai / Use this (ticket) to pay / national money five yuan / five / Printed in seven years of the Republic of China / five / American Bank Note Company
[[Reverse Text]]
E / E / 71.348.743
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1918
place made
China: Shanghai
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 cm x 17.7 cm x.01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 6 31/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.71.348.0743
catalog number
71.348.0743
accession number
298051
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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