Object Details
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar note
- The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1926
- Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, Shanghai to the left, Confucius to the right.
- Obverse Text: 伍 / 中國通商銀行 / 伍 / 愛 / CBN012208 / 伍 / CBN012208 / 愛 / 上 / 圓 / 上 / 海 / 海 / 愛 / 憑兑通銀 / 愛 / 票付用圓 / 伍 / 中華民國十五年一月印 / 伍 / 倫敦華德路公司印
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at center.
- Reverse Text: 5 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 5 / 5 / CBN 012208 / CBN 012208 / 5 / DIRECTOR / CHIEF MANAGER / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND /AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / FIVE DOLLARS / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, / JANUARY 1926 / SHANGHAI / WATERLOW & SONS LTD. LONDON.
- Description
- [[Obverse Text]]
- 伍 / 中國通商銀行 / 伍 / 愛 / CBN012208 / 伍 / CBN012208 / 愛 / 上 / 圓 / 上 / 海 / 海 / 愛 / 憑兑通銀 / 愛 / 票付用圓 / 伍 / 中華民國十五年一月印 / 伍 / 倫敦華德路公司印
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 5 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 5 / 愛 / 愛 / CNB012208 / CNB012208 / 5 / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE / AT ITS OFFICE HERE
- BEARER ON DEMAND / VALUE RECEIVED / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / BY ORDER OF THE BREAD DIRECTOR / 5 / JANUARY, 1926 / SHANGHAI / WATERLOW COMPANY LONDON / 74.17.556
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Waterlow & Sons Limited
- date made
- 1926
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.1 cm x 15 cm x .01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 5 29/32 in x in
- Object Name
- note
