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5 Dollars, The Bank of Territorial Development, Urga, Mongolia, 1915

Object Details

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 dollar note
The Bank of Territorial Development, Urga, Mongolia, 1915
Obverse Image: Chinese and Manchu characters with denomination in the corners and at the sides.
Obverse Text: 伍圓 / 殖邊銀行 / 伍圓 / 庫倫 / $5 / 殖邊銀行 / 裕國籌邊 / 大總統題給 / $5 / 庫倫 / 中華民國四年 / 伍圓 / 商務印書館天津印刷局印 / 伍圓 / 72.173.10
Reverse Image: Bank name at top in Cyrillic denomination at center in Chinese and in each corner.
Reverse Text: $5 / $5 / NO. 07658 / 伍圓 / NO. 07658 / $5 / $5
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
伍圓 / 殖邊銀行 / 伍圓 / 庫倫 / $5 / 殖邊銀行 / 裕國籌邊 / 大總統題給 / $5 / 庫倫 / 中華民國四年 / 伍圓 / 商務印書館天津印刷局印 / 伍圓 / 72.173.10
[[Transliteration]]
WU / YUAN / XING / YIN / BIAN / ZHI / WU / YUAN / KU / LUN / XING / YIN / BIAN / ZHI / BIAN / CHOU / GOU / YU / DA / ZONG / TONG / TI / GEI / KU / LUN / NIAN / SI / GUO / MIN / HUA / ZHONG / WU / YUAN / YIN / JU / ZHI / YIN / BEI / TIAN / GUAN / YAN / PAI / GAO / WU / YUAN
[[Reverse Text]]
$5 / $5 / NO. 07658 / 伍圓 / NO. 07658 / $5 / $5
[[Transliteration]]
WU / YUAN
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1915
Credit Line
Mrs. Marion M. Leigh
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 cm x 16.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 17/32 in x 6 15/32 in x in
Object Name
note
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