A CHINESE' WORK ON NUMISMATICS. 571 



Plate 91. Hsien-ch'ing (1136-1141 A.D.) Note. 

 Translation of the inscriptions. 



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



Second line: " Three Kican." 



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



In the lower panel: " The Board of Revenue, having petitioned and 

 received the Imperial sanction, prints for the convenient use of the people 

 the Great Liao Treasure-Note to he used with the Army* The coimter- 

 feiter ■ — if {discovered f) — shall he decapitated sum marily. The inform- 

 ant and captor shall he rewarded with 500 iaels in silver. If District 

 officials I . . ., the same punishment shall apply to all. 



Hsien-ch'ing,. . . .year,. . . .day." § 



Plate 92. Hsien-ch'ing (1136-1141 A.D.) Note. 

 Translation of the inscriptions. 



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



Second line: " Ten Kican." 



Illustration: (Pictorial representation of five ingots). 



At the right of the illustration in the "sharp forked style": 



" Great Liao Treasure-Note." 



At the left of the illustration in the " sharp forked style": 



" To he current in the ivorld." 



In the lower panel: " The Board of Revenue, having petitioned and 

 received the Imperial sanction, prints for the convenient use of the people 

 the Great Hsia ** Treasure-Note to he distributed and used as cash. The 

 counterfeiter shall he decapitated summarily; the informant and captor 

 shall he rewarded with 800 taels in silver. If a District official conceals 

 (such guilt), the same punishment shall apply to all. 



Hsien-ch'ing,. . . .year,. . . .month,. . . .day.'' 



* This probably n.etins "to be used by the army. K. T. 



t As the word which corresponds to "if" appears in this sentence, it was 

 found necessary to insert a word hke "discovered" to make the meaning 

 clear. K. T. 



X As alreadj' noted in the text, the two characters which together mean 

 "conceal" have been omitted. K. T. 



§ As noted in the text, the word "month" does not appear. K. T. 

 ** See the text that accompanies this issue. K. T. 



