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DAVIS. 



the value of one kwan bears a picture of one yiian-pao; that of 2 kwan, 

 2 yiian-pao; 3 kwan, 3 yiian-pao, and so on up to 10 kwan, each 

 bearing a corresponding number of yiian-pao. On the border of these 

 notes there appear two dragons tossing a jewel The color of the paper 

 is yellow, and all the inscriptions except the uppermost are written 

 in the stjde of the great calligraphers Han Yii and Liu Tsung-yiian 

 of the T'ang Period. Herewith two notes, one of maximum, and the 

 other of minimum value are illustrated. 



PLATE 7. 



PLATE 8. 



Dimensions 



2| X2| INCHES 



Dimensions 



35 X3| INCHES 



Plate 9. Hui-ch'ang (841-846 A.D.) Note. 

 Translation of the inscriptions. 



First line: "Great T'ang Issuance Treasure-Note.'" (Written in seal 

 characters.) 

 Second line: " One Kwan." 



Illustration: (Pictorial representation of one yiian-pao). 

 In the right hand border, written vertically: 



"Issued to the world." Literally "Distributed under the heavens." 

 In the left-hand border written vertically: 

 " To be universally accepted." 



