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year of the Chih-yiian Era], when the Chih-yiian Treasure-Notes 

 took its place.* The denominations of the Chih-yiian Treasure- 

 Notes were 2 kwan, 1 kwan, 500, 300, 200, 100, 50, 30, 10 and 5 wen, 

 eleven varieties in all. (Extract from the original text.) 



Translation of the inscriptions. 



At the top, outside the decorated border, written horizontally: 



" Chih-yuan General Circulation Treasure-Note." 



In the upper panel: 



" Two Kumn" [and its pictorial representation]. 



At the right and left of the upper middle panel respectively: 



An inscription in Mongolian. 



Below the Mongolian inscription at the right: 



"'....' Variety" or "Series." 



Below the Mongolian inscription at the left: 



"'....' Mark" or "Number." 



In the center of the lower panel : 



The counterfeiter shall be punished by decapitation. The first in- 

 formant shall be rewarded with five ingots in silver and in addition shall 

 be given the property of the criminal." 



At the right of "The counterfeiter," etc., in the lower panel: 



" The Executive Department, having petitioned and received the Impe- 

 rial sanction, prints the Chih-yuan Treasure-Note to be acceptable for the 

 payment of taxes {in grain) within the jurisdiction of the Rural Tax 

 OfiUce.] This shall be current in all Districts for an unlimited period of 

 time." 



" The Officer of the Bureau of Treasure-Notes. The Associate Officer." 



" The Officer of the Bureau of Printing. The Associate Officer." 



At the left of "The counterfeiter," etc., in the lower panel: 



"Chih-yiian,. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day." 



" The Director of the Bureau of Treasure-Notes. The Deputy." 



" The Director of the Bureau of Printing. The Deputy." 



" The T'i-chu {Superintendentf) in the Executive Department." 



* The author of the "Ch'iian Pu T'ung Chih" refers to the issuance of the 

 Chih-yiian Treasure-Notes in 1287 and reproduces ten examples. However, 

 they diifcr completely from those which are illustrated in connection with 

 this text, though both kinds bear the words "Chih-yiian". \\'hich is correct? 

 Because of the source from which the author of the "Ssu Chao Ch'ao Pi 

 T'u Lu" drew his information, his remarks are more likely to be correct. 

 See the translation of the text on "Notes of Shih-tsu of the Yuan Dynasty" 

 (page 580). 



t The meaning is obscure and the translation subject to correction. K. T. 



