A121

CHINA - Republic - Chinese Banks

Value

1 Yuan

Issued by

China and South Sea Bank

Date

01.10.1921

Printer

American Bank Note Company, New York


Sundial in the Forbidden City of Peking

 

A121b

place of issue: SHANGHAI
without signature title on back


A121d

place of issue: TIENTSIN


A121a

place of issue: SHANGHAI
signature title on back: Chairman


A121c

place of issue: HANKOW


A121e

place of issue: AMOY


Sundial in the Forbidden City of Peking; it is many centuries old and was the most important clock in China in the 18th century.
In these days China had another system of measuring the time. A day was dividewd into 12 "Shi".
Later, after the Europeans introduced the day of 24 hours, an hour of 60 minutes was called "xiao shi" (small shi).
Still today the Chinese word for "hour" is "xiaoshi"
 
The clock is made of marble and the rod is made of copper.


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