A CHINESE WORK ON NUMISMATICS. 



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Shao-hsing notes. The denominations are as follow: the 10 kwan note 

 with one ingot of silver; the 20 kwan note, with two ingots; the 30 

 kwan with three ingots; and the 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 kwan 

 notes with a corresponding number of ingots. The borders are 

 decorated with figures of dragons and clouds, and the color of the 

 paper is gray. 



PLATE 71. 



PLATE 72. 



Dimensions 



2X2 INCHES 



Dimensions 

 2| X2g inches 



Plate 73. Translation of the Inscriptions on the Ch"ien-tao 



(1165-1173 A.D.) Note. 



Translation of the inscriptions. 



First line: "Great Sung General Circulation Treasure-Note." 



Second line: " Ten Kican." 



Illustration: (Pictorial representation of one yiian-pao). 



In the lower panel: " The Civil Board, having petitioned the Imperial 

 sanction, prints, to he current and to he employed, the Great Sung Treasure- 

 Note, to he used as cash. The counterfeiter shall he decapitated sum- 

 marily; {he who) informs and. arrests shall he rewarded with 650 taels in 

 silver. If a District official he the conniver {at such guilt) he shall he 

 punished. 



Ch'ien-tao,. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day." 



