1 Dollar, Bank of China, Manchuria, China, 1912

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Description (Brief)

One (1) dollar note

Bank of China, Manchuria, China, 1912

Obverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at center, portrait of Emperor Huang-Ti to the left, landscape to the right.

Obverse Text: 壹 / A017789 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / A017789 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓 / 每圓付拾角 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹圓 / 壹 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Reverse Image: Name of bank at top, denomination at sides, waterfront park at center.

Reverse Text:1 / NO. A017789 / BANK OF CHINA / NO. A017789 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ACCT, / 1ST JUNE 1912. / MANCHURIA / MANAGER / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1 / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY (SILVER)COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR

Description

[[Obverse Text]]

壹 / A017789 / 中國銀行兌換劵 / A017789 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 東三省通用 / 壹圓 / 每圓付拾角 / 壹圓 / 壹圓 / 壹 / 壹圓 / 中華民國元年印 / 壹圓 / 壹

/ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.

[[Obverse Image]]

Image of railroad and a man.

[[Reverse Text]]

1 / No. A017789 / BANK OF CHINA / No. A017789 / 1 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY / 1 ONE / 1 ONE / 1 / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / [[signature]] ACCT. / [[signature]] MANAGER / 1ST JUNE 1912 / [[stamp] ]MANCHURIA / 1 / 1 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / 1 / 1 / N.B. PAYABLE IN SUBSIDIARY(SILVER) COINS AT PAR I.E. TEN 10-CENT COINS TO THE DOLLAR / 74.17.582

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

date made

1912

ID Number

NU.74.17.582

catalog number

74.17.582

accession number

315247

serial number

A017789

Object Name

note

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 8.2 cm x 15.1 cm x .01 cm; 3 7/32 in x 5 15/16 in x in

place made

China: Manchuria

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a7ac-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1889707