A package of fake bank notes in a plastic sleeve. Similar to the U.S. dollar. This description is under the assumption that the other bank notes in the sleeve are identical to the front and back notes. Mostly green and black ink. "10000" are on the four corners. On the upper middle portion is "Hell Bank Note" Below this are Chinese characters. The middle of the note has a portrait of a Chinese gentleman in regalia. Below the portrait is "Ten Thousand" On the proper right middle portion is "No. J023456: 10000 Dollars:" Chinese characters cover a portion of "10000" On the proper right middle portion is "No J023456" Below this a picture of a Chinese house with Chinese characters circling it. The reverse side of the bank notes has "Hell Bank Note" on the proper upper middle portion. "10000 Dollars" is on the proper left side. On the proper right side is a drawing of a Chinese house;Chinese "hell notes" trace their origins to money which the Chinese burnt at the graves of their ancestors. It was considered good luck. When western missionaries observed this practice they considered it pagan and said that the Chinese were going to hell for the practice. This money soon became known as "hell notes." This pacakge of hell notes were purchased for possible use in the Ethnic History Exhibit.;On the stamp on the proper left side "Chee Shing: # 31101: N. W. 2 oz.: Made in China" the rest of the sticker is made up of chinese characters. On the proper middle right hand portion is a stick with ".49" on it;Purchased for possible use in the Ethnic History exhibition.
