1 Kuan, China, 1368-1399
date: label: Date made
content: 1368 - 1399
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) kuan note
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 1368-1399
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: "Great Ming Treasure Note" at top, denomination below and then depicted as ten strings of 100 cash (i.e. 1000 cash or 1 kuan), "Great Ming Treasure Note" in seal characters, a statement by the Board of Revenue regarding their imperial sanction to print paper notes and threatening any would-be counterfeiters with death and loss of property.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Denomination, image of coin strings, and seal all stamped on reverse.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Markley Roberts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.78.2.1
label: catalog number
content: 78.2.1
label: accession number
content: 1978.0628
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
label: Object Type
content: paper money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper, mulberry bark (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33.6 cm x 28 cm x .01 cm; 13 7/32 in x 11 1/32 in x in