1 Dollar, The Chinese-American Bank of Commerce, Hankow, China, 1920
date: label: date made
content: 1920
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Chinese-American Bank of Commerce, Hankow, China, 1920
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Chinese characters at top and at center, image of the Statue of Libery, New York on the left; Chinese flag shield to the right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 中華懋業銀行 / 中美合辦 / 505736 / 505736 / 通用銀圓 / 壹圓 / 憑票即付 / 漢口 漢口 / 中華民國九年印 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top in English, denomination at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 1 / THE CHINESE-AMERICAN BANK OF COMMERCE / 1 / NO. 505736 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 1 / 1 / NO. 505736 / ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / VICE PRESIDENT / HANKOW / MANAGER / 1 / 15TH JULY 1920 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
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content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 中華懋業銀行 / 中美合辦 / 505736 / 505736 / 通用銀圓 / 壹圓 / 憑票即付 / 漢口 漢口 / 中華民國九年印 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Image]]
label: Description
content: Statue of Liberty and a shield.
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: THE CHINESE-AMERICAN BANK OF COMMERCE / 505736 / 505736 / 1 / 漢口 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 漢口 / ONE DOLLAR / VICE PRESIDENT / JOHN H. CHENG / MANAGER / LOCAL CURRENCY / HANKOW / 15TH JULY, 1920 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Hubei, Hankow
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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: Mrs. Marion M. Leigh
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.72.173.54
label: catalog number
content: 72.173.54
label: accession number
content: 303386
label: serial number
content: 505736
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.4 cm x 14.2 cm x .01 cm; 2 29/32 in x 5 19/32 in x in