10 Dollars, Bank of Communications, Hankow, China, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 10 dollar note, specimen
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content: Bank of Communications, Hankow, China, 1913
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content: Obverse Image: Chinese at top and bottom, denomination to the right and left and in corners, a steam passenger train at center
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content: Obverse Text: 樣票 / SPECIMEN / 交通银行 / 中華民國二年印 / 000076 / 拾圆 / 通用银圆 / 憑票即付 / 漢口 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
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content: Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination to the right and left and in each corner, post office at center.
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content: Reverse Text: 10 / NO. 000076 / 10 / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / 10 / NO. 000076 / 10 / 10 / JULY 1st 1913 / 10 / 10 / 10 / TEN DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY PAYABLE TO BEARER / 10 / HANKOW / 10 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK. / SPECIMEN
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content: [[Obverse Text]]
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content: 樣票 / SPECIMEN / 交通银行 / 中華民國二年印 / 000076 / 拾圆 / 通用银圆 / 憑票即付 / 漢口 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
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content: [[Reverse Text]]
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content: 樣票 / SPECIMEN / BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS / JULY 1ST 1913 / TEN DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY / PAYABLE TO BEARER / 50 / NO 000076 / HANKOW / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 71.348.556
label: Description
content: Ten yuan note from the Bank of Communications (one of the major banks in China until 1940s), issued at Hankow (a major city in central China) in 1913. "Specimen" in English and in Chinese are stamped on both the front and back sides in parallelograms. Note that six holes are punched on this bill which is believed to shown that this banknote is an sample. All Chinese writings on the front are translated into English on the back side.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Hubei, Hankow
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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.71.348.0556
label: catalog number
content: 71.348.0556
label: accession number
content: 298051
label: serial number
content: 000076
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.8 cm x 14.3 cm x .01 cm; 3 15/32 in x 5 5/8 in x in