20 Cents, Bank of Communications, Changchun, China, 1917
date: label: date made
content: 1917
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 cent note
label: Description (Brief)
content: Bank of Communications, Changchun, China, 1917
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Chinese text, denomination to the right and left, river view at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 貳角 / 1497892 / 行銀通交 / 1497892 / 貳角 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 貳角 / 票失掛不付即票馬 / 貳角 / 春長 / 貳角 / 东局刷印部政財 / 貳角
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: 20 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 20 CENTS / 20 CENTS / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL TWENTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 20 CENTS / CHANGCHUN / 20 CENTS / AUG 1st 1917 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINGING PEKING CHINA.
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content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 貳角 / 1497892 / 行銀通交 / 1497892 / 貳角 / 中華民國六年 / 當地通用小銀元 / 貳角 / 票失掛不付即票馬 / 貳角 / 春長 / 貳角 / 东局刷印部政財 / 貳角
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content: [[Obverse Image]]
label: Description
content: Engraving of a village in the background, stone walkway on one side, people walking on shore on one side, water in middle. Ships with masts but no sails (about five or six) in mid-background, two people on rowboat with no mast on right side, three empty rowboats in foreground.
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 20 CENTS / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 20 CENTS / 20 CENTS / PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE LOCAL TWENTY CENTS CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. / 20 CENTS / CHANGCHUN / 20 CENTS / AUG 1st 1917 / 20 CENTS / 74.17.192
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Jilin, Changchun
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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.74.17.192
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.192
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: serial number
content: 1497892
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5.7 cm x 10.85 cm x .01 cm; 2 1/4 in x 4 9/32 in x in