642 DAVIS. 



In the middle panel, at the right, written vertically: 



"' ' Variety" or "Series." 



In the middle panel, at the left, written vertically : 



"' ' Mark" or " Number. " 



In the middle panel, below, written horizontally : 



"Nanking District." 



At the right of the middle panel, written vertically in the seal style: 



" The counterfeiter shall be decajntated." 



At the left of the middle panel, wTitten vertically in the seal style: 



" The reicard shall be 600 kican." 



In the center of the circular panel, written vertically: 



" The counterfeiter shall be decapitated; in addition, the property of 

 the criminal shall be given." 



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



" The Imperial sanction having been petitioned and received, the 

 Hsing-ting Treasure Money is printed to be current and to be used 

 equally with the specie. This shall circulate and be current for an 

 unlimited period of time." 



" The Officer of the Bureau of Treasure-Money {and his sign-vianual) . 

 The Associate Officer {and his sign-manual)." 



"The Officer of the Bureau of Printing" {and his sign-mamial) . 

 The Associate Officer {and his sign-manual). 



At the left of "The Counterfeiter," etc., in the circular panel: 



" Hsing-tiyig, sixth year, second month, .... day." 



" The Director of the Bureau of Treasure-Money {and his sign-manual). 

 The Deputy. . . ., examiner {or examined)." 



" The Director of the Bureau of Printing {and his sign-manual). The 

 Deputy examiner {or examined)." 



" The Accountant of the Board of Revenue {and his sign-manual)." 



" The Chief Auditor of the Board of Revenue in the Executive Depart- 

 ment {and his sign-manual)." 



Plate 156. Chih-yuan (1264-1294 A.D.) Note of the Yuan 



Dynasty. 



Illustration No. 6 from the "Ssu chao Ch'ao Pi T'u Lu". 



The Chih-yuan Note of the Yuan Dynasty. 



At the beginning of the Yiian Dynasty, the Chung-tsung Yiian- 

 pao Note, which was emitted in October of the year 1260 A.D., was in 

 circulation. It remained in use until 1287 A.D. [the twenty-fourth 



