10 Yuan, China & South Sea Bank, Shanghai, China, 1921

10 Yuan, China & South Sea Bank, Shanghai, China, 1921

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 10 yuan note, specimen reverse
China & South Sea Bank, Shanghai, China, 1921
Obverse Image: N/A
Obverse Text: 74.17.648
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center and to the sides.
Reverse Text: 10 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK LIMITED / 10 / NO. 000000 / 10 / NO. 000000 / 10 / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN YUAN OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT / 10 / 10 / 10 / SHANGHAI / 10 / OCTOBER 1ST, 1921 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
74.17.648
[[Reverse Text]]
樣本 / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN / 10 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED / 10 / NO. 000000 / NO. 000000 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / TEN YUAN / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. / 10 / 10 / SHANGHAI / 10 / CHAIRMAN / OCTOBER 1ST. 1921 / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1921
place made
China: Shanghai
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8.8 cm x 17.8 cm x.01 cm; 3 15/32 in x 7 in x in
ID Number
NU.74.17.648
accession number
315247
catalog number
74.17.648
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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