Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar note
- Mercantile Bank of India, Shanghai, China, 1924
- Obverse Image: Denomination to the sides and below, image of pagoda, houses, and sailing junk at center.
- Obverse Text: 1 / THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED / 1 / 004590 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 004590/ 壹圓 / 壹圓 / SHANGHAI, / ONE DOLLAR / 1ST.. JULY 1924 / LOCAL CURRENCY / VALUE RECEIVED. / 1 / ONE / ENTD. / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, / ACCOUNTT. / ONE / MANAGER / 壹圓 / ONE / 1 / WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON WALL LONDON. E.C.
- Reverse Image: Denomination to sides and in corners, image of Mercury at center.
- Reverse Text: 1 DOLLAR / 1 DOLLAR / 壹圓 / THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED / 壹圓 / 1 DOLLAR / 1 DOLLAR / WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED / LONDON WALL. LONDON
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Waterlow & Sons Limited
- date made
- 1924
- Credit Line
- Marion M. Leigh
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.6 cm x 15.6 cm x .01 cm; 3 3/8 in x 6 5/32 in x in
- Object Name
- note
