Object Details
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 10 dollar note, specimen
- Bank of Communications, China, 1912
- Obverse Image: Chinese text throughout, two crossed flags at top, ocean front town and railroad scene at bottom.
- Obverse Text: 交通银行 / S.B 666342 / 拾圆 / 永遠通用银圆 / 中華民國元年 / 不掛失票 / 憑票即付
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center and in each corner.
- Reverse Text: 10 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 10 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / FIVE DOLLAR / LOCAL CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / SEPTEMBER 1st 1912 / S.B. / 10 / 666342 / MANAGERS / 10
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 交通银行 / S.B 666342 / 拾圆 / 永遠通用银圆 / 中華民國元年 / 不掛失票 / 憑票即付
- [[Reverse Text]]
- BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / TEN DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED. / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 / S.B 666342 / MANAGERS
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1912
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer L. Neinken
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.8 cm x 18.5 cm x .01 cm; 4 21/32 in x 7 9/32 in x in
- Object Name
- note
