5 Yuan, Special Circulating Notes, Chingchao, China, 1923

5 Yuan, Special Circulating Notes, Chingchao, China, 1923

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 yuan note
Special Circulating Notes, Chingchao, China, 1923
Obverse Image: Denomination to the sides, name of issuing authoirty at top, vignette of the Seventeen-Arch Bridge (shiqikong qiao 十七孔桥) located on Kunming Lake (kunming hu 昆明湖) at the Summer Palace (yihe yuan 颐和园) in Beijing at center.
Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
Reverse Image: 21 columns of text.
Reverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1923
place made
China: Hubei, Ching-chou
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7.1 cm x 12.6 cm x.01 cm; 2 25/32 in x 4 31/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.71.348.1158
accession number
298051
serial number
0219302
catalog number
71.348.1158
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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