5 Customs Gold Units, The Central Bank of China, China,1930
5 Customs Gold Units, The Central Bank of China, China,1930
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 customs gold unit note
- The Central Bank of China, China, 1930
- Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at bottom, portrait of Sun Yat-sen at center.
- Obverse Text: 伍 / B769334 / 伍 / 中央銀行 / 上海 / 憑票即付 / 闗金伍圓 / 伍 / B769334 / 伍 / 中華民國十九年印 / 美國鈔票公司
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at bottom, Central Bank of China building in Shanghai at center.
- Reverse Text: 5 / NO. B769334 / 5 / THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 5 / FIVE CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS / NO B769334 / 5 / GENERAL MANAGER / ASSTANT MANAGER / 5 / SHANGHAI, 1930 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍 / B769334 / 伍 / 中央銀行 / 上海 / 憑票即付 / 闗金伍圓 / 伍 / B769334 / 伍 / 中華民國十九年印 / 美國鈔票公司
- [[Translation]]
- five / B769334 / five / The Central Bank of China / Shanghai / Use this (ticket) to pay / Guanjin five yuan / five / B769334 / five / Printed in Nineteen years of the Republic of China / American Bank Note Company
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 5 / NO. B769334 / 5 / THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY / THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 5 / FIVE CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS / NO. B769334 / GENERAL MANAGER / ASSISTANT MANAGER / 5 / SHANGHAI,1930 / 5 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 71.348.356
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1930
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.7 cm x 8 cm x.01 cm; 6 9/16 in x 3 5/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.71.348.0356
- catalog number
- 71.348.0356
- accession number
- 298051
- serial number
- B769334
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_08
- Chinese Banknotes
- Chinese Paper Money
- NNC Chinese Bank Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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