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Central Bank of China [Central Bank of China Ten Dollar Note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.369 Author/Creator: Central Bank of China Place Written: Shanghai, China Type: Object Date: 1928 Pagination: 1 banknote : paper : blue, green, and red ; 9 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

A ten dollar note issued by the Central Bank of China in Shanghai 1928. One side is printed in green and the reverse is printed in blue and red.

Robert "Bob" Stone was a Bombardier in World War II and served in the Pacific Front. These letters, were compiled by Bob's wife, Sheila M. Stone, and Ali Adair into a book named Letters in a Box. This book details Bob's service to his country, and his life after the war. Bob's letters were donated to the collection by his wife, Sheila M. Stone, in 2017. It contains a variety of letters, postcards, patches, pins, photographs, and scrapbooks that relate to Bob's training and combat missions.

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