1 Yuan, China & South Sea Bank, China, 1921
date: label: date made
content: 1921
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) yuan note, specimen reverse
label: Description (Brief)
content: China & South Sea Bank, China, 1921
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 74.17.639
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center and to the sides.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 1 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK LIMITED / 1 / NO. 000000 / 1 / NO. 000000 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE YUAN OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT / 1 / 1 / 20118 / 1 / OCTOBER 1ST, 1921 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN
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content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 74.17.639
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: 1 / THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK. LIMITED / 1 / NO. 000000 / NO. 000000 / 1 / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / ONE YUAN / OF THE NATIONAL COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ISSUED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. / 1 / 20118 / 1 / OCTOBER 1ST. 1921 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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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.74.17.639
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.639
label: serial number
content: 000000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.2 cm x 12.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 5 3/32 in x in