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[[Obverse Text]]
拾 / DCB017097 / 中國通商銀行 / DCB017097 / 拾 / 吳 / 吳 / 上海 / 拾圓 / 上海 / 吳 / 憑票兌付通用銀圓 / 吳 / 拾 / 中華民國廿一年六月印 / 拾 / 倫敦華德路公司印

[[Translation]]
ten / DCB017097 / The Commercial Bank of China / DCB017097 / ten / Wu / Wu / Shanghai / ten yuan / Shanghai / Wu / use this note to pay standard currency / Wu / ten / printed in June of year twenty-one of the Republic of China / ten / printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited London

[[Reverse Text]]
10 / DCB017097 / THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / DCB017097 / 10 / 吳 / 吳 / MANAGER / CHAIRMAN / 10 / 吳 / TEN DOLLARS / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / JUNE 1932 / SHANGHAI / 吳 / 10 / WATERLOW & SONS LTD LONDON / 74.17.580

Transcription Notes:
[[Obverse Image]] 左邊上海外灘,右邊文財神(左手金如玉“招財進寶“,右手金财宝,身穿蟒袍。) The picture on the left of the front face is the Bund in Shanghai. On the right-hand side, it's the god of wealth (Wencaishen, left hand with Jinruyu "bring in wealth and treasure", right hand with Jincaibao, wear the embroidered robe.) Note: About Obverse Text Wu (吳) refers to a region centered around Lake Tai (太湖) to the south of the Yangtze River.