50 Yuan, The Central Bank of China, China, 1936

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 50 yuan note

Description (Brief)

The Central Bank of China, China, 1936

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 伍拾 / BO562959L / 中央銀行 / BO562959L / 伍拾 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾 / 中華民國二十五年印 / 伍拾 / 英國華德路公司製

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the right, Palace of China, Peking to the right.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 50 / THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA / 50 / FIFTY YUAN NATIONAL CURRENCY / 50 / GENERAL MANAGER. / 1936 / GOVERNOR. / 50 / WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON.

[[Obverse Text]]

伍拾 / BO562959L / 中央銀行 / BO562959L / 伍拾 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾圓 / 伍拾 / 中華民國二十五年印 / 伍拾 / 英國華德路公司製

[[Translation]]

fifty / BO562959L / The Central Bank of China / BO562959L / fifty / fifty yuan / fifty yuan / fifty yuan / fifty / printed in year twenty-five of the Republic of China / fifty / printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited London

[[Reverse Text]]

50 / THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA / 50 / FIFTY YUAN NATIONAL CURRENCY / 50 / GOVERNOR / 1936 / GENERAL MANAGER / 50 / WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED LONDON / 71.348.124

Date Made: 1936

Maker: Waterlow & Sons Limited

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

Place Made: ChinaUnited Kingdom: England, London

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Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.71.348.0124Accession Number: 298051Serial Number: BO562959LCatalog Number: 71.348.0124

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 cm x 17.2 cm x .01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 6 25/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-d4b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1894120

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