Cash is made from izon, an alloy of Copper. It is circular, about tenths of an inch in diameter and has a square hole in the centre by which the pieces are strung in parcels of a hundred for the convenience of counting as also of carrying. It is cast and not stamped or minted. The coin bears the name of the Province in which it is cast on the right side of the square hole, and the Manchu writing for the word "Money" on the left side of the square hole. On the reverse are four Chinese characters, one above and below the hole, giving the Emperor's name (as Kwang Hsu, Kien Lung etc.) and the words "tung pao" signifying current money.
The weight of a cash piece should be 57.98 grains, one Mace (tsien), and hence it is called by the same name, but modern cash coins weigh from 62 to 64 grains exclusive. The value of the coin as fixed by Government is the thousandth part of a tael's weight of silver, at which rate about 700 would be equal to a dollar; but, through the laxity of the Provincial Governors (there being mints in most of the Provinces) and the fraud of the workmen employed, the coin has for many years been debased in the coarsest manner.
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is made from izon, and auh
Alloy of Copper,
It is
tutenaque -
circular, mini tenths of
in diameter and has
an incl
a square
hole in the centre by which the
are
pieces hundred for
string in parcels of a
the convenience of counting as also of exrrying. It
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is cast and not stamped minted. the bone bears the
the name of
the
Province in which it is carć in
the right side
square hole, and the manchu
manehu writing
the
"word for "Money"
"
the left
left on the
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are
your chinese characters,
Lore above and below the hole hose
giving
the Emperon's
Mame
(as
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current suoney
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the
lift and role cock picce
The weight of
should be 57.98 grains
one Munec,
(trein), and hence it is called by
the same name,
but modern ricas
weigh from 62 to 64 grains excl. He
vaine of the coin as
coin as fired by Government
in the thousandth part of a thel's weight
of
silver at which rate about 700 would be equal to a dollar; but, through! the raracity of the Provincial Governors
there
being mints in most of the Provinces) of the fraud of the workmen
on
employed, the coin has for many years been debared in the coarsent mauve.
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