50 Cents, Hio Loong Kiang Government Bank, China, 1909
date: label: date made
content: 1909
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 cent note, specimen
label: Description (Brief)
content: Hio Loong Kiang Government Bank, China, 1909
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content: Obverse Image: Name of bank to the left, denomination at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 角伍 / 5 / 5 / 票元銀司公信廣江龍黑 / 5 / 5 / 角伍 / 江龍黑 / [[?????????]] / 江龍黑 / 銀元伍角 / 慿票即付 / 宣統元年三月 吉 日 / 廢作 / 角伍 / 廣字第三百拾玖號 / 吳松卿画票樣 / 永遠通用 / 銀元伍角 / 江龍黑 / 永逺通用 / 江龍黑 / 角伍 / 5 / 角伍 / 5 / [[?]]製百書文彩[[?]]上 / 5 / 角伍 / 5 / 角伍
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content: Reverse Image: Three boxes with text of different languages; name of bank at top in English.
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content: Reverse Text: 5 / THE HIO LOONG KUANG GOVERNMENT BANK / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIFTY CENTS LOCAL CURRENCY / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / [[?????]] / [[????????]] / 欽差大臣東三省總督部堂兼管三省將軍事務徐命副都統銜暑理黑龍江巡撫部院周為諭飭事照得江省市靣銀根缺乏急應設法補救現飭廣信公司周行銀元票巳造成五角十角五十角一百角各票以便流通而濟商困商民持銀元票到公司以現銀元兌付一應鹽價稅釐租賦均准以銀元票按錢價完納毋違特示 / 宣統元年三月日 / HIO LOONG KIANG / 1909 / BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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content: [[Obverse Text]]
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content: 角伍 / 5 / 5 / 票元銀司公信廣江龍黑 / 5 / 5 / 角伍 / 江龍黑 / [[?????????]] / 江龍黑 / 銀元伍角 / 慿票即付 / 宣統元年三月 吉 日 / 廢作 / 角伍 / 廣字第三百拾玖號 / 吳松卿画票樣 / 永遠通用 / 銀元伍角 / 江龍黑 / 永逺通用 / 江龍黑 / 角伍 / 5 / 角伍 / 5 / [[?]]製百書文彩[[?]]上 / 5 / 角伍 / 5 / 角伍
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
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content: 5 / THE HIO LOONG KUANG GOVERNMENT BANK / 5 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIFTY CENTS LOCAL CURRENCY / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / [[?????]] / [[????????]] / 欽差大臣東三省總督部堂兼管三省將軍事務徐命副都統銜暑理黑龍江巡撫部院周為諭飭事照得江省市靣銀根缺乏急應設法補救現飭廣信公司周行銀元票巳造成五角十角五十角一百角各票以便流通而濟商困商民持銀元票到公司以現銀元兌付一應鹽價稅釐租賦均准以銀元票按錢價完納毋違特示 / 宣統元年三月日 / HIO LOONG KIANG / 1909 /
label: Description
content: BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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: Chinese Banknotes
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content: Chinese Paper Money
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content: NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_03
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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.73.175.0214
label: catalog number
content: 73.175.0214
label: accession number
content: 310543
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.5 cm x 13.8 cm x .01 cm; 3 11/32 in x 5 7/16 in x in