514 DAVIS. 



Plate 33. Kuang-shun (951-953 A.D.) Note.* 

 Translation of the inscriptions. 



Above: "Great Chou General Circulation Treasure-Note." 



At the right, in the seal style: 



" To be current under the Heavens." 



At the left, in the seal style: 



"For the conrcnient use of the people." 



In the lower panel: " The Great Chou General Circulation Treasure- 

 Note is purposed for the convenient use of all the people. 



The Civil Board, having received the Imperial authorization decree, 

 designs this note to represent 30 taels in official silver, which value cannot 

 be altered. The counterfeiter of this model — principed or conspirator 

 irrespectivehj — shall be executed summarily and exposed to public view. 

 He tvho discovers a counterfeiter and reports his name to the District 

 authorities shall receive immediately a reward of 8 taels in silver from 

 the District authorities. This shall be current in all provinces. 



Great Chou, Kuang-shun,. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day, issued." 



Plate 34. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 30 tael note with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is 40 taels, and the reward to 

 the informant which is 10 taels. 



Plate 35. Upper Seal on the Kuang-shun Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows : 



Private Kiiang 



Seal shun 



Translation : " Private f^ Seal of the Kuang-shun Era." 



* The panel in which the representation of the vahie of the note should 

 appear and the border of the note are in black, since they were unrecognizable 

 in the original. K. T. 



t The word "private" is used presumably to distinguish it from the Imperial 

 Seal. K. T. 



