5 Yuan, Bank of China, China, 1940

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 5 yuan note

Description (Brief)

Bank of China, China, 1940

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at right, Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the left.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 伍 / Y625486D / 中國銀行 / Y625486D / 伍 / 伍圓 / GENERAL MANAGER / MANAGER / 伍 / 中華民國二十九年 / 伍 / 美國印鈔公司

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, Temple of Heaven to the right.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 5 / BANK OF CHINA / 5 / 5 / 5 / NO. Y625486D / NO. Y625486D / 5 / 5 / FIVE YUAN / 1940 / 5 / 5 / 5 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

[[Obverse Text]]

伍 / Y625486D / 中國銀行 / Y625486D / 伍 / 伍圓 / GENERAL MANAGER / MANAGER / 伍 / 中華民國二十九年 / 伍 / 美國印鈔公司

[[Translation]]

five / Y625486D / the Bank of China / Y625486D / five / five yuan / five / printed in the twenty-ninth year of the Republic of China / five / American Bank Note Company

[[Reverse Text]]

5 / BANK OF CHINA / 5 / NO. Y625486D / NO. Y625486D / 5 / FIVE YUAN / 1940 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 66.27579

Date Made: 1940

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

Place Made: China

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

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Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer L. Neinken

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.66.27579Catalog Number: 66.27579Accession Number: 269132Serial Number: Y625486D

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.55 cm x 16.55 cm x .01 cm; 2 31/32 in x 6 17/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-d8d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1891247

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