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500 Yuan, The Central Reserve Bank of China, China, 1943

Object Details

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 500 yuan note
The Central Reserve Bank of China, China, 1943
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the sides, portrait of Sun Yat-sen at the center.
Obverse Text: 伍百 / ARA / 行銀備儲央中 / ARA / 伍百 / 伍百圓 / 伍百圓 / 伍百 / 中央儲備銀行副總裁 / 圓百伍幣國國民華中 / 中央儲備銀行總裁 / 伍百 / 印年二十三國民華中
Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the left, Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanking to the right.
Reverse Text: 500 / THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF CHINA / 500 / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED YUAN / 500 / GOVERNOR. / 1943 / VICE GOVERNOR. / 500
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
伍百 / ARA / 行銀備儲央中 / ARA / 伍百 / 伍百圓 / 伍百圓 / 伍百 / 中央儲備銀行副總裁 / 圓百伍幣國國民華中 / 中央儲備銀行總裁 / 伍百 / 印年二十三國民華中
[[Obverse Image]]
Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.
[[Reverse Text]]
500 / THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF CHINA / 500 / 500 / 500 / F.H. CHOW / GOVERNOR / FIVE HUNDRED YUAN / T.K. CHIEN / VICE GOVERNOR / 1943 / 66.27652
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1943
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer L. Neinken
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8.3 cm x 16.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 9/32 in x 6 21/32 in x in
Object Name
note
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