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10,000 Yuan, The Central Bank of China, China, 1947

Object Details

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 10,000 yuan note, specimen obverse
The Central Bank of China, China, 1947
Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the sides, portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the center.
Obverse Text: 壹萬 / 000000 / 中央銀行 / 000000 / 壹萬 / 壹萬圓 / 本 / 壹萬圓 / 樣 / 中央銀行副總裁 / SERIES 1-A / SERIES 1-A / 中央銀行總裁 / 壹萬 / 中華民國三十六年印 / 壹萬 / 美商保安鈔票公司
Reverse Image: Line of text.
Reverse Text: SPECIMEN NO S294983
Description
[[Obverse Text]]
壹萬 / 000000 / 中央銀行 / 000000 / 壹萬 / 壹萬圓 / 本 / 壹萬圓 / 樣 / 中央銀行副總裁 / SERIES 1-A / SERIES 1-A / 中央銀行總裁 / 壹萬 / 中華民國三十六年印 / 壹萬 / 美商保安鈔票公司
[[Obverse Image]]
Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
[[Reverse Text]]
SPECIMEN No S293291 * / NU82273
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1947
Credit Line
Cornelius Van Shaack Roosevelt
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.1 cm x 15.5 cm x .01 cm; 2 13/32 in x 6 3/32 in x in
Object Name
note
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