100 Coppers, Yu Hsiang Bank, Changsha, China, 1918

100 Coppers, Yu Hsiang Bank, Changsha, China, 1918

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 100 copper coin note
Yu Hsiang Bank, Changsha, China, 1918
Obverse Image: Name of issuing authority at top, denomination at center and in corners, date to the left, vignette of a pavilion to the left and of a roadway to a walled city to the right.
Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
Reverse Image: Denomination to the sides and in corners, name of bank at top, image of bank building at center.
Reverse Text: 100 / 100 / YU HSIANG BANK / CHANGSHA / 100 / 100 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / HUNDRED COPPER COINS LOCAL CURRENCY / VALUE RECEIVED / 100 / JUNE. 1918 / 100
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
note
date made
1918
place made
China: Hunan, Changsha
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7.7 cm x 13.4 cm x.01 cm; 3 1/32 in x 5 9/32 in x in
ID Number
NU.73.175.1257
catalog number
73.175.1257
accession number
310543
serial number
A.844071
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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