Object Details
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar note
- Bank of China, Kalgan, China, 1912
- Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, portrait of Emperor Huang-Ti to the left, landscape to the right.
- Obverse Text: 壹 / 壹 / M053061A / M053061A / 中國銀行兑換券 / 壹圓 庫 / 壹圓 庫 / 壹圓 / 張家口 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
- Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, waterfront park at center.
- Reverse Text: 1 / NO. M053061A / BANK OF CHINA / NO. M053061A / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ACCT, / 1ST JUNE 1912. / КАЛГАНЬ / MANAGER / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1
- Description
- [[Observe Text]]
- 壹 / 壹 / M053061A / M053061A / 中國銀行兑換券 / 壹圓 庫 / 壹圓 庫 / 壹圓 / 張家口 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
- [[Obverse Image]]
- A portrait and a wooded path
- [[Reverse Text]]
- 1 / 1 / No. M053061A / No. M053061A / BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1ONE / 1ONE / ONE DOLLAR / ACCT / MANAGER / 1ST JUNE 1912 / ΚαΠταΗΊb / 1 / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1912
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 15.2 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 5 31/32 in x in
- Object Name
- note
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