5 Dollars, Imperial Chinese Railways, Shanghai, China, 1899

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

One (1) 5 dollar note

Imperial Chinese Railways, Shanghai, China, 1899

Obverse Image: Image of steam passenger train passing through fortress at center, denomination below and surrounding.

Obverse Text: 5 / 5 / IMPERIAL CHINESE RAILWAYS / NO. 0605 / NO. 0605 / PROMISES TO PAY ON DEMAND AT ANY OF ITS OFFICE / FIVE DOLLARS / OR THE EQUIVALENT IN LOCAL CURRENCY / BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS / 5 / JANUARY 2ND,, 1899 / 5 / BARCLAY & FRY LTD LONDON, S.E.

Reverse Image: Image of a railroad bridge over water with mountains behind.

Reverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leigh

date made

1899

ID Number

NU.73.175.0808

catalog number

73.175.0808

accession number

310543

serial number

0605

Object Name

note

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12.1 cm x 19.7 cm x .01 cm; 4 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in x in

place made

China: Shanghai

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Chinese Banknotes

Chinese Paper Money

NNC Chinese Bank Notes

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-cecb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1914873