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taels in silver. To the official who conceals {such guilt) the punishment 

 shall be the same (as the counterfeiter). 



Shao-hsing, year,. . . .month,. . . .day." 



Plate 69. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 2 kwan note, with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is 5 kwan, and the reward to 

 " the informant which is 600 taels. The illustration represents five 

 cash. 



Plate 70. 



The inscription is the same as that on the two kwan note, with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is 8 kwan, and the reward to 

 the informant which is 900 taels. The illustration represents eight 

 cash. 



Plate 71. Upper Seal on the Shao-hsing Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows: 



of Shao- 



Seal hsing 



Translation: "Seal of the Shao-hsing Era." 



Plate 72. Lower Seal on the Shao-hsing Notes. 



Six characters arranged as follows : 



Treasure Print Great 



Note Made Sung 



Translation: "Printed Trcasurc-Notc of the Great Swig Dynasty." 



Notes of Hsiao-tsung (1163-1189 A.D.) of the Southern Sung 



Dynasty. 



In the third year of the Lung-hsing Era of the reign of the Emperor 

 Hsiao-tsung, the name of the era was changed to Ch'ien-tao (1165- 

 1173 A.D). During this latter era paper money was emitted to meet 

 the national need. The form of the notes is somewhat like that of the 



