5 Yuan, China & South Sea Bank, Shanghai, China, 1927
date: label: date made
content: 1927
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 yuan note
label: Description (Brief)
content: China & South Sea Bank, Shanghai, China, 1927
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at right, Sundial at left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 伍 / BU496198 / 中南銀行 / 中華民國十六年印 / BU496198 / 伍 / 上海 / 伍圓 / 上海 / 政府特許發行 / 伍 / COUNTERSIGNED / 憑票即付中華民國國幣伍圓正 / MANAGING DIRECTOR / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center and to the sides.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 5 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK LIMITED / 5 / NO. BU496198 / V / NO. BU496198 / 5 / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE YUAN OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / SHANGHAI / 5 / 5 / 1927 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 伍 / BU496198 / 中南銀行 / 中華民國十六年印 / BU496198 / 伍 / 上海 / 伍圓 / 上海 / 政府特許發行 / 伍 / COUNTERSIGNED / 憑票即付中華民國國幣伍圓正 / MANAGING DIRECTOR / 伍 / 美國鈔票公司
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 5 / BU496198 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED / BU496198 / 5 / 5 / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER / ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / FIVE YUAN / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF / THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL / PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT / 5 / 5 / 5 / SHANGHAI / 5 / 1927 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / 74.17.674
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: 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.74.17.674
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.674
label: serial number
content: BU496198
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.5 cm x 18.1 cm x .01 cm; 3 11/32 in x 7 1/8 in x in