50 Dollars, Bank of Communications, Kalgan, China, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 dollar note, specimen
label: Description (Brief)
content: Bank of Communications, Kalgan, China, 1913
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Chinese at top and bottom, denomination to the right and left and in corners, a steam passenger train at center
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: [[?]]樣 / SPECIMEN / 交通银行 / 中華民國二年印 / 048604 / 伍拾圆 / 通用银圆 / 憑票即付 / 張家口
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the right and left and in each corner, Port Customs House, Shanghai at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 50 / NO. 048604 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / NO. 048604 / 50 / 50 / JULY 1st 1913 / 50 / 50 / FIFTY DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY PAYABLE TO BEARER / 50 / KALGAN / 50 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK. / SPECIMEN / SPECIMEN / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY (SILVER) COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]]
label: Description
content: [[?]]樣 / SPECIMEN / 交通银行 / 中華民國二年印 / 048604 / 伍拾圆 / 通用银圆 / 憑票即付 / 張家口
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]]
label: Description
content: [[?]]樣 / SPECIMEN / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / JULY 1ST 1913 / 因 / FIFTY DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY / PAYABLE TO BEARER / 50 / NO 048604 / KALGAN / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 74.17.146
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Hebei, Kalgan
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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
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content: NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_01
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.74.17.146
label: accession number
content: 315247
label: catalog number
content: 74.17.146
label: serial number
content: 048604
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.8 cm x 14.6 cm x .01 cm; 3 15/32 in x 5 3/4 in x in