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Plate 85. K'ang-kuo (1127-1135 A.D.) Note. 

 Translation of the inscriptions. 



First line: "Great Liao Army Treasure-Note." 



Second line: " Three Kwan." 



Illustration: (Pictorial representation of three strings of cash). 



In the lower panel : " The Board of War, having petitioned and re- 

 ceived the Imperial sanction, prints for the convenient use of the Army 

 the Great Liao Treasure-Note to be used as silver for military supplies. 

 The counterfeiter shall be decapitated summarily; the informant and 

 captor shall be rewarded with JfiO taels in silver. 



K'ang-kiu),. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day." 



Plate 86. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 3 kwan note, with the 

 exception of the denomination which is 6 kwan, and the reward to 

 the informant and captor which is 200 taels. The illustration repre- 

 sents six strings of cash. 



Plate 87. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 3 kwan note, with the 

 exception of the denomination, which is 9 kwan, and the reward to the 

 informant and captor which is 1000 taels. The illustration represents 

 nine strings of cash. 



Plate 88. Upper Seal on the K'ang-Kuo Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows : 



Military K'ang- 



Barracks kuo 



Translation: "Army of the K'ang-kuo Era." 



Plate 89. Lower Seal on the K'ang-kuo Notes. 



Six characters arranged as follows : 



Treasure Print Great 



Note Made Liao 



Translation: "Printed Treasure-Note of the Great Liao Dynasty." 



