Object Details
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 10 dollar note, specimen
- The Bank of Territorial Development, Shanghai, China, 1914
- Obverse Image: Road construction
- Obverse Text: 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 殖邊銀行兑换券 / 上海 / 10 / 10 / 上海 / 總理之印 / 殖邊銀行 / 中華民國三年 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 財政部印刷局製 / SPECIMEN / 樣子
- Reverse Image: Bank name at top, denomination at center.
- Reverse Text: $10 / $10 / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY. / 拾圓 / KCHING / ACCT / H.HSII / MANAGER / $10 / $10 / SHANGHAI / TEN DOLLARS / DEC., 1ST 1914 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, PEKING CHINA / 74.17.255
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 殖邊銀行兑换券 / 上海 / 10 / 10 / 上海 / 總理之印 / 殖邊銀行 / 中華民國三年 / 拾圓 / 拾圓 / 財政部印刷局製 / SPECIMEN / 樣子
- [[Transliteration]]
- SHI / YUAN / SHI / YUAN / ZHI / BIAN / YIN / HANG / DUI / HUAN / QUAN / SHANG / HAI / 10 / 10 / SHANG / HAI / ZONG / LI / ZHI / YIN / ZHI / BIAN / YIN / HANG / ZHONG / HUA / MIN / GUO / SAN / NIAN / SHI / YUAN / SHI / YUAN / CAI / ZHENG / BU / YIN / SHUA / JU / ZHI / SPECIMEN / YANG/ZI
- [[Translation]]
- ten yuan / ten yuan / voucher for the bank of territorial development / Shanghai / 10 / 10 / Shanghai / herewith / seal of the manager / the bank of territorial development / Republic of China Year 3 / ten yuan / ten yuan / manufactured by the Department of Finance Printing Bureau / Specimen / specimen
- [[Reverse Text]]
- $10 / $10 / THE BANK OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY. / 拾圓 / KCHING / ACCT / H.HSII / MANAGER / $10 / $10 / SHANGHAI / TEN DOLLARS / DEC., 1ST 1914 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, PEKING CHINA / 74.17.255
- 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: 9.4 cm x 17.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 11/16 in x 6 27/32 in x in
- Object Name
- note
