50 Cents, Bank of Communications, Mukden, China, 1917
date: label: date made
content: 1917
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 cent note, specimen
label: Description (Brief)
content: Bank of Communications, Mukden, China, 1917
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Chinese text, denomination to the right and left, steam passenger train at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 角伍 / 0000000 / 行銀通交 / 0000000 / 角伍 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 伍角 / 票失掛不付即票憑 / 伍角 / 天奉 / 角伍 / 製局刷印部政財 / 角伍
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination in each corner and to the sides.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 50 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL FIFTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 50 CENTS / MUKDEN / 50 CENTS / AUG 1st 1917 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINGING PEKING CHINA. / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 角伍 / 0000000 / 行銀通交 / 0000000 / 角伍 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 伍角 / 票失掛不付即票憑 / 伍角 / 天奉 / 角伍 / 製局刷印部政財 / 角伍
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 50 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 50 CENTS / 50 CENTS / PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL FIFTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. / 50 CENTS / MUKDEN / 50 CENTS / AUG 1ST 1917 / 50 CENTS
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Liaoning, Mukden
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Chinese Banknotes
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content: Chinese Paper Money
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content: NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_05
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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.74.17.198
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.198
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: serial number
content: 0000000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6.4 cm x 11.4 cm x .01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 4 1/2 in x in