5 Taels, Hunan Pow Shing Mining Bank, Hunan, China, 1912
5 Taels, Hunan Pow Shing Mining Bank, Hunan, China, 1912
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 tael note
- Hunan Pow Shing Mining Bank, Hunan, China, 1912
- Obverse Image: Denomination at center, image of the buildings at the mine to the left and a rural scene to the right.
- Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center; note has been written on in ink.
- Reverse Text: 兩 / 伍 / THE HUNAN PAO HSING MINERAL BANK / FIVE TAELS / IN PURE SILVER / 伍 / BYTHEBALANCEOFCHANGSHA / 兩
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1912
- place made
- China: Hunan
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.5 cm x 14.7 cm x.01 cm; 3 3/4 in x 5 25/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.75.3.319
- catalog number
- 75.3.319
- accession number
- 320773
- Credit Line
- James C. Leigh
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Chinese Banknotes
- Chinese Paper Money
- NNC Chinese Bank Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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