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50 Tael - Zhiyuan Yuanbao, 8 stamps
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1277 |
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| Value | 50 Tael |
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| Obverse lettering | 1. 扬州 2. 行中书省 3. 销银官王珪 4. 铸银侯君用 5. 至元十四年 6. 库官王伷五 7. 重伍拾两 8. 秤瞼银厙孑侯成 (Translation: 1. Yangzhou (mint) 2. Salt market (tax) 3. Sales official Wang Gui 4. Silversmith Hou Junyong 5. Year 14 of Zhiyuan (2nd era of Kublai Khan, 1264-1294) 6. Treasury Official Wang Niwu 7. Weight of 50 Taels 8. Hou Cheng Silver [?]) |
| Reverse description | Convex reverse of the hourglass-shaped sycee ingot displaying two large cast Chinese characters in traditional regular script (kaishu), reading 元寶 (Yuan Bao), arranged vertically in the upper and lower register of the field. The characters are rendered in bold, deeply cast strokes that rise prominently from the porous, textured silver surface, which shows extensive casting porosity and natural oxidation patina characteristic of genuine Yuan dynasty silver ingots. The waisted, double-lobed profile of the ingot is clearly visible at the sides, conforming to the standard boat or saddle form associated with official Yuan fiscal silver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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