10 Silver Dollars, The International Finance & Exchange Company, Inc., China, 1923
date: label: date made
content: 1923
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 10 silver dollar note
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content: The International Finance & Exchange Company, Inc., China, 1923
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content: Obverse Image: Denomination at center, name of issuing authority at top.
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content: Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
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content: Reverse Image: List of Regulations and Date of Issue.
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content: Reverse Text: NO. 64263 / ISSUED November 1ST OF THE 12TH YEAR OF CHUNG-HUA REPUBLIC. / REGULATIONS / ARTICLE I. / THIS PREMIUM-BEARING DEBENTURE IS ISSUED FOR SALE BY THE SECTION 13TH OF THE ARTICLE 3RD OF ASSOCIATION AND BY THE ARTICLE 27 OF BY-LAWS OF OUR COMPANY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBENTURE BEING IN SILVER YEN 10,000,000 DEVIDED INTO TEN CLASSES. / ARTICLE II. / DEBENTURES WHICH SHALL NOTE BE SOLD WITHIN THE FIXED PERIOD SHALL BE CANCELLED FROM OUR ORIGINAL REGISTER. / ARTICLE III . / IF CANCELLED DEBENTURES WIN PRIZES IN THE REDEMPTION DRAWING, THEY SHALL BE INVALID THOUGH CALCULATED IN THE WINNING LOTS. / ARTICLE IV. / PRINCIPAL OF THIS DEBENTURE SHALL BE LEFT UNREDEEMED UP TO January 31ST OF THE 13TH YEAR OF CHUNG-HUA REPUBLIC ERA, DAY APPOINTED FOR THE FIRST DRAWING. FURTHER DRAWINGS WILL BE EXECUTED YEARLY TWO TIMES (I.E. JAN, AND July) DIVIDING INTO TEN CLASSES EVERY TIME. / ￥50,000 (i.e. 5,000 DEBENTURES) SHALL BE YEARLY REDEEMED IN THIS WAY; THUS THE TOTAL SUM WITHIN FORTY SUCCESSIVE YEARS BY EIGHTY ONE DRAWINGS. / ARTICLE V. / BESIDES ABOVE REGULAR REDEEMINGS, DEBENTURES MAY BE PURCHASED OR REDEEMED BY EXTRA DRAWINGS. / EXTRA- DRAWINGS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE LOTS OF EVERY CLASS OF DEBENTURES, AND ONE WINNING NUMBER SHALL BE APPLIED TO EACH CLASS. / ARTICLE VI. / PREMIUMS OF THE PERIODICAL REDEMPTIONS FOR EACH TEN CLASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS: - / CLASSES OF PREMIUM / AMOUNT / PRIZE NUMBER 1ST_DRAWING / PRIZE NUMBER 2ND DRAWING AND FURTHER DRAWINGS / I. / ￥ 30,000 / 10 / 0 / II. / ￥5,000 / 20 / 10 / III. / ￥ 1,000 / 100 / 0 / IV, / ￥ 100 / 500 / 200 / V. / ￥10 / 4,370 / 1,290 / TOTAL / 5,000 / 1,500 / IN THE FIRST DRAWING, FIRST PRIZE'S PREMIUM IS GIVEN TO EACH DEBENTURE, BEARING FIRST WINNING NUMBERS (TEN IN TEN CLASSES), THE SECOND PRIZE PREMIUM TO THE SECOND, AND SO ON, DOWN TO 500TH. THIS APPLIES TO THE CORRESPONDING DRAWINGS. / ARTICLE VII. / IN CASE OF EXTRA DRAWINGS, THE PREMIUM OF LAST PARAGRAPH O THE ARTICLE VI, WILL BE PAID FOR THE PRINCIPAL OF EVERY ￥ 2,000,000 (I.E. 200,00 DEBENTURES) OR UNDER FOR EACH TEN CLASSES. / ARTICLE VIII. / PRINCIPAL AND PREMIUM OF THE PERIODICAL REDEMPTIONS, WILL BE PAID TWICE EVERY YEAR (I.E. FEB. AND AUG.) SINCE JANUARY OF THE 13TH YEAR OF CHUNG-HUA REPUBLIC ERA. (I.E. 8 TIMES IN ALL) / ARTICLE IX. / INTEREST OF THE DEBENTURE IS 4% PAYABLE AT ONCE IN February PER YEAR (IN SILVER 4 CHIAO) / INTEREST FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS PAYABLE FROM NOV. IST OF THE 12TH YEAR; / (A) FOR THE DEBENTURES WINNED ON JAN. 13TH YEAR TO THE END OF JAN. (IN SILVER 9 FEN) / (B) FOR THE DEBENTURES WINNED LOTS, ON July OF THE 13TH YEAR, UP TO THE END OF THE SAME MONTH, WITH THE PRINCIPAL (IN SILVER 3 CHIAO) AS TO OTHER DEBENTURES INTEREST WILL BE PAID UP TO THE 31ST JANUARY OF 14TH YEAR OF REPUBLIC ERA IN SILVER 4 CHIAO 9 FEN PAYABLE IN FEBRUARY; FOR DEBENTURES AFTER FOURTH REGULAR DRAWING, INTEREST MAY BE PAID ON JULY EVERY YEAR; INTEREST FOR WINNING LOTS MAY BE PAID FOR 6 MONTH (2 SILVER CHIAO WITH THE PRINCIPAL.) / ARTICLE X. IN CASE OF SPECIAL REDEMPTION, PRINCIPAL WITH INTEREST AS WELL AS TO PREMIUM FOR WINNING LOTS, ARE CALCULATED AND PAID ESPECIALLY , BUT, INTERESTS ARE PAYABLE UP TO PREVIOUS MONTHS ONLY. / ARTICLE XI. / IN CASE OF MISSING COUPONS IN THE DEBENTURE WHICH WINNED LOTS, THEY SHALL BE PAID UNDER CONDITIONS, THAT THE AMOUNT MAY BE PAID WITHIN BONDS FOR SUCH MISSING. BUT UPON PRODUCE OF THESE COUPONS THESE BONDS MAY BE COMPENSATED. / ANY CLAIM FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS DEBENTURE WILL NOTE BE VALID AFTER TEN YEARS FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND THREE YEARS FOR THE INTEREST FROM THE DAY OF NOTICE.
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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: Chinese Banknotes
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content: Chinese Paper Money
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content: NNC Chinese Bank Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: James C. Leigh
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.75.3.268
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content: 75.3.268
label: accession number
content: 320773
label: serial number
content: 64263
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physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.45 cm x 17.3 cm x .01 cm; 3 23/32 in x 6 13/16 in x in