A CHINESE WORK ON NUMISMATICS. 



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Plate 36. Lower Seal on the Kuang-shun Notes. 



Six characters arranged as follows: 



Treasure Through Great 



Note Circulating Chou 



Translation : " General Circulation Treasure-Note of the Great Chou 

 Dynasty." 



PLATE 35. 



PLATE 36. 



Dimensions 



2i X2g INCHES 



Dimensions 



2f X 2f INCHES 



Notes of Emperor Shih-tsung (954-959 A.D.) of the Hou 



(Posterior) Chou Dynasty. 



In 954 A.D. Shih-tsung came to the throne and established the era 

 called Hsien-te (954-959 A.D.). During his reign he caused notes to 

 be emitted. Ten varieties of these have been acquired. At the top 

 of each is WTitten horizontally "Great Chou General Circulation 

 Treasure-Note". In the right and left-hand borders respectively 

 appear the inscriptions "To circulate as cash" and "Not to be used 

 without authority", in the lesser seal style; and a floral design fills 

 the remaining space in the border. On the back of the note appear 

 a picture of a horse and a man, and two characters which read 

 "P'ing-an" (Peace). The same mark appears on the Western Liao 



