banknote;
hell money
- Museum number
- 2005,0701.68
- Description
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Hell money. 50-dollar note. The design is multi-colour on the front, and blue on the reverse. The design on the front features a figure (= Fu xing, god of happiness?) holding a ruyi-sceptre riding on a dragon in the clouds (left); a vase of flowers (centre); and Yu Huang (right). The design on the back features a dragon roundel with a qilin on either side.
- Production date
- 2005 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 75 millimetres
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Width: 152 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2005
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired by the donor in Penang, Malaysia, in spring 2005.
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 2005,0701.68
- Banknote serial number
- YTS-F8875