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1 item extracted from FO 17/252. Chinese silver tael minted at Shanghai in 1856....
Catalogue reference: EXT 11/61
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 17/252. Chinese silver tael minted at Shanghai in 1856.... dating from 1856 in the series Public Record Office: Items extracted to boxed storage from various classes of records.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EXT 11/61
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856
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Description (What the record is about)
- 1 item extracted from FO 17/252. Chinese silver tael minted at Shanghai in 1856. Enclosed in Consul Robertson's despatch number 161, 14 November 1856
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10890495/
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Series information
EXT 11
Public Record Office: Items extracted to boxed storage from various classes of records...
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Public Record Office: Items extracted to boxed storage from various classes of records...
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1 item extracted from FO 17/252. Chinese silver tael minted at Shanghai in 1856....
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