1 Yuan, Bank of Communications, Chefoo, China, 1914
date: label: date made
content: 1914
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) yuan note
label: Description (Brief)
content: Bank of Communications, Chefoo, China, 1914
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: 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 樣本券 SPECIMEN /壹 / A757611 / 交通銀行 / A757611 / 壹 / 中華民國三年印 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 財政部核定 / 憑票即付 / 中華民國 / 國幣壹圓正 / 壹 / 烟台 / 烟台 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination in each corner and to the sides, cargo ship at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 1 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 1 / NO. A757611 / NO. A757611 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 1 / ONE YUAN / 1 / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. / 1 / CHEFOO / 1 / OCTOBER 1ST 1914. / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 樣本券 SPECIMEN /壹 / A757611 / 交通銀行 / A757611 / 壹 / 中華民國三年印 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 財政部核定 / 憑票即付 / 中華民國 / 國幣壹圓正 / 壹 / 烟台 / 烟台 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
label: Description
content: [[Translation]]
label: Description
content: one / A757611 / Bank of Communications / A757611 / one / Printed in three years of the Republic of China / one yuan / one / one / one yuan / Approved by the Ministry of Finance / Use this (ticket) to pay / the Republic of China / national currency total one yuan / one / Yantai / Yantai / one
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 樣本券 SPECIMEN / 1 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 1 / NO. A757611 / NO. A757611 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / 1 / ONE YUAN / 1 / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. / 1 / CHEFOO / 1 / OCTOBER 1ST 1914. / AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Beijing Shi, Chefoo
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_08
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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.71.348.1233
label: catalog number
content: 71.348.1233
label: accession number
content: 298051
label: serial number
content: A757611
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.95 cm x 14.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 5 25/32 in x in