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be executed summarily. The first informant shall he rewarded with ten 

 taels in silver. The government soldier who conceals such guilt shall he 

 punished accordingly. 



" Ta-chung,. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day, sanctioned." * 



Plate 14. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 10 wen note with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is 100 wen, and the reward to 

 the informant which is 100 taels. The illustration represents 100 cash 

 in one string. 



Plate 15. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 10 wen note with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is one kwan, and the reward to 

 the informant which is 100 taels. The illustration represents 10 

 strings of 100 cash each. 



Plate 16. Upper Seal on the Ta-chung Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows : 



of Ta- 



Imperial Seal chung 

 Translation: "Imperial Seal of the Ta-chung Era." 



Plate 17. Lower Seal on the Ta-chung Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows : 



Treasure Military 



Note Barracks 



Translation: " Treasure-Note of the Army." 



* The sense of the character employed is not clear, as it has the meaning 

 "bound, tied, wound, joined, continued", etc. There is no authority for trans- 

 lating it "sanctioned". K. T. 



