Object Details
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 fen note, specimen
- Bank of Communications, China, 1914
- Obverse Image: Chinese text, denomination at center.
- Obverse Text: 伍分 / 交通銀行 / 000000 / 樣本 / 000000 / 按照國幣條例第四條國幣計 / 算均以十進每圓十分之一稱 / 為角百分之一稱為分千之 / 一稱為釐公私兑換均照此率 / 中華民國國幣伍分整 / 財政部印刷局製印
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination in each corner.
- Reverse Text: 5 FEN / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 5 FEN / 000000 / IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL COINAGE LAW ARTICLE 4, THE NATIONAL COINAGE SHALL BE BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM (ONE-TENTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED THE "CHOH" ONE HUNDREDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "FEN" ONE-THOUSANDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "LI".) ALL EXCHANGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUST BE BASED ON THIS. / FIVE FEN / 5 FEN / 5 FEN
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍分 / 交通銀行 / 000000 / 樣本 / 000000 / 按照國幣條例第四條國幣計 / 算均以十進每圓十分之一稱 / 為角百分之一稱為分千之 / 一稱為釐公私兑換均照此率 / 中華民國國幣伍分整 / 財政部印刷局製印
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 5 FEN / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 000000 / IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL COINAGE LAW ARTICLE 4. THE NATIONAL COINAGE SHALL BE BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM (ONE TENTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED THE "CHOH" ONE HUNDREDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "FEN" ONE-THOUSANDTH OF A YUAN SHALL BE CALLED A "L.I.") ALL EXCHANGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUST BE BASED ON THIS.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1914
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.8 cm x 11.1 cm x .01 cm; 2 9/32 in x 4 3/8 in x in
- Object Name
- note
