A CHINESE WORK ON NUMISMATICS. 



513 



Seal Appearing on the Reverse of the T'ien-yu Notes. 



The inscription is the same as that on the Lower Seal, of which it 

 is a repHca. See Plate 32. 



PLATE 31. 



PLATE 32. 



Dimensions 



1| X 1| INCHES 



Dimensions 



2| X2f INCHES 



Notes of Emperor T'ai-tsu (951-953 A.D.) of the Hou 

 (Posterior) Chou Dynasty. 



In January of the first year of the Kuang-shun Era (951-953 A.D.), 

 T'ai-tsu came to the tlrrone. This era covered three 3^ears during 

 which time notes were issued. The remaining specimens of these 

 notes are very scarce, but ten varieties of the following denominations 

 have been acquired: 1 [10?] * 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 

 taels. The color of the paper is "lake" (the blue of the waters of a 

 lake). The figures which denote the value of the notes are unde- 

 cipherable, while the designs on the borders and the signs indicating 

 the value have been defaced. 



* In the text of the book this figure is distinctly 1, but it may possiblj^ be a 

 tjTJOgraphical error and have been intended for 10. K. T. 



