Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8.1 cm x 14.55 cm x .01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 5 23/32 in x in

Object Name:

note

Place made:

China: Shanghai, Shanghai

Date made:

1923

Crowdsourcing:

Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers

Description (Brief):

One (1) yuan note

National Commercial Bank Ltd., Shanghai, China, 1923

Obverse Image: Chinese text at the top, denomination to the left, portrait to the right.

Obverse Text: 壹 / 浙江興業銀行兌換卷 壹 / 憑卷及對國幣壹圓 / B617036 / 壹圓 / 壹 /上海 / 上海 / 壹 / 中華民國十二年印 / 美國[[?]][[?]]公司

Reverse Image: Bank name at top, rooster to the left, denomination to the right.

Reverse Image: 1/ THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. / AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT / JULY 4, 1907 / B617036 / 1 / 1 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / ONE YUAN / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA / SHANGHAI / MANAGER / CHAIRMAN / OCTOBER 1st 1923 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / 1

Description:

[[Obverse Text]]

壹 / 浙江興業銀行兌換卷 壹 / 憑卷及對國幣壹圓 / B617036 / 壹圓 / 壹 /上海 / 上海 / 壹 / 中華民國十二年印 / 美國[[?]][[?]]公司

[[Reverse Text]]

1 / THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK.LTD / 1 / B617036 / B617036 / 祥 / 源 / ONE YUAN / SINGLOH HSU / SHANGHAI / K.C. YEH / MANAGER / CHAIRMAN / OCTOBER 1ST. 1923 / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

ID Number:

NU.73.175.1318

Catalog number:

73.175.1318

Accession number:

310543

Serial number:

B617036

See more items in:

Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Chinese Banknotes

Chinese Paper Money

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NNC Chinese Bank Notes

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9c98-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1877177