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10 000 Cash Da-Qing Baochao
| Issuer | Da-Qing Baochao (Board of Revenue, Qing Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1856-1864 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vertically oriented note printed in blue-green ink on cream paper. The upper portion bears a decorative border enclosing the title inscription 大清寶鈔 (Da-Qing Baochao) in large characters, below which the denomination 準足制錢拾千文 (10,000 cash) is stated in a central column. Multiple red official seal impressions and a handwritten serial notation appear to the right, with additional administrative text columns flanking the central denomination legend. |
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| Protection description | Multiple hand-applied red official seal (chop) impressions serving as authentication marks, applied by the issuing Board of Revenue office. |
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The Da-Qing Baochao ("Great Qing Treasure Notes") were introduced in 1853 as the Qing government, hemorrhaging silver to finance the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion, simply ran out of hard currency to pay its armies. The 10,000-cash denomination is among the highest issued in the series — face value that was theoretically enormous but in practice worth far less, as rampant overprinting drove rapid depreciation and public confidence collapsed almost immediately after introduction.
The official seal impressed on these notes was the primary authentication mechanism. It was also easily forged, and counterfeiting was widespread within years of issue.