5 Dollars, The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920
date: label: date made
content: 1920
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai, China, 1920
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, vignette of Confucius at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 伍 / M08796M / 中國通商銀行 / M08796M / 伍 / 隆 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 伍 / 上海 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, coat of arms at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 祥 / 月 / M08796M / M08796M / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 隆 / 15TH JANUARY 1920 / SHANGHAI / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.537
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 伍 / M08796M / 中國通商銀行 / M08796M / 伍 / 隆 / 伍圓 / 伍圓 / 隆 / 憑票兌付 / 通用銀元 / 伍 / 上海 / 上海 / 伍 / 中華民國九年一月十五日印 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description
content: [[Translation]]
label: Description
content: five / M08796M / the Commercial Bank of China / M08796M / five / Long / five yuan / five yuan / Long / Use the ticket to pay or exchange
label: Description
content: Unified silver dollar / five / Shanghai / Shanghai / five / Printed on January 15, the ninth year of the Republic of China / American Bank Note Company
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 祥 / 月 / M08796M / M08796M / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / 隆 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / 5 / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 隆 / 15TH JANUARY 1920 / SHANGHAI / T.K.CHU / MANAGING DIRECTOR / HSIEH KUANG FOO / CHIEF MANAGER / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. / 74.17.537
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Shanghai, Shanghai
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_07
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content: Chinese Banknotes
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content: Chinese Paper Money
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content: NNC Chinese Bank Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.74.17.537
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.537
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: serial number
content: M08796M
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.15 cm x 15.2 cm x .01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 5 31/32 in x in