500 Yuan, The Central Bank of China, China, 1945

500 Yuan, The Central Bank of China, China, 1945

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 500 yuan note
The Central Bank of China, China, 1945
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the right, portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the left.
Obverse Text: 伍佰 / BL697878 / 中央銀行 / 伍佰 / 中央銀行總裁 / 伍佰圓 / 中央銀行副總裁 / 伍佰 / 中華民國三十四年印 / 伍佰 / 中央印製廠上海廠
Reverse Image: Denomination at center.
Reverse Text: 500 / 500 / 局長李骏耀 / 500 / 伍佰圓 / 500 / 副局長田福進 / 500 / 500 / 73.175.65
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
伍佰 / BL697878 / 中央銀行 / 伍佰 / 中央銀行總裁 / 伍佰圓 / 中央銀行副總裁 / 伍佰 / 中華民國三十四年印 / 伍佰 / 中央印製廠上海廠
[[Translation]]
five hundred / BL697878 / The Central Bank of China / five hundred / president of the Central Bank of China / five hundred yuan / vice president of the Central Bank of China / five hundred / printed in year thirty-four of the Republic of China / five hundred / Central Printing Factory in Shanghai
[[Reverse Text]]
500 / 500 / 局長李骏耀 / 500 / 伍佰圓 / 500 / 副局長田福進 / 500 / 500 / 73.175.65
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1945
place made
China
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.4 cm x 16.3 cm x.01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 6 13/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.73.175.0065
accession number
310543
serial number
BL697878
catalog number
73.175.0065
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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