Chekiang Round #1
No.
Ck5/1
Weight: 187 grams/5 taels
Date: 1788 A.D.
Inscriptions: 五十三年/蘭谿/道源
(Chien Lung) The 53rd Year
Lan Shi (County)
Tao Yuan (Silver bank)
Notes:
Up to now, this specimen is a piece known to us dated with inscriptions to the earliest year among its counterparts.
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/2
Weight: 172 grams/5 taels
Date: 1902 A.D.
Inscriptions: 念八年/海鹽
(Kuang Hsu) The 28th Year
Hai Yen (County)
Notes:
This piece is also inscribed by a stamp with unknown characters. Some researchers assume they are of the Manchurian scripts.
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/3
Weight: 179 grams/5 taels
Date: 1902 A.D.
Inscriptions: 二十八年/鄞縣/徐璋
Yin County
(Kuang Hsu) The 28th Year
Hsu Chang (Smith)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/4
Weight: 174 grams/5 taels
Date: 1899 A.D.
Inscriptions: 二十五年/海寧州/永利
Hai Ning Prefecture
(Kuang Hsu) The 25th Year
Yong Li (Silver bank)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/5
Weight: 173 grams/5 taels
Date: 1875 A.D.
Inscriptions: 元年/長興/公和
Chang Hsin (County)
(Kuang Hsu) The 1st Year
Gong Ho (Silver shop)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/6
Weight: 178 grams/5 taels
Date: 1906 A.D.
Inscriptions: 丙午年/壽/三元
Year Bin Wu (Kuang Hsu 32nd year)
Shou (Longevity)
San Yuan (Silver bank)
Notes:
*Unlike other specimens having 3 stamps respectively on "Place name", "Year" and "Name of the Smith", on Ck5/6 the place name was replaced by a "Shou" (Longevity), indicating that it could be a Good Luck sycee used as a present for an elder.
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ck5/7
Weight: 166 grams/5- taels
Date: 1883 A.D.
Inscriptions: 廣源/九年/九年
Kuang Yuan County
(Kuang Hsu) The 9th Year
Notes:
Collection of Tony Ma
No.
Ck5/8
Weight: 173 grams/5- taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 上元/上元
Shan Yuan (Silver bank)
Manchu scripts (Meaning unknown)
Notes:
Collection of Lisa and Dan Malloy
No.
Ck5/9
Weight: 5 taels
Date: 1899 A.D.
Inscriptions: 上虞/廿五年/源盛
Shan Yu (County)
(Kuang Hsu) The 25th Year
Yuan Shen (Silver bank)
Notes:
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
No.
Ck5/10
Weight: 5 taels
Date: 1901 A.D.
Inscriptions: 山陰/廿七年/大成
Shan Yin (County)
(Kuang Hsu) The 27th Year
Da Chen (Silver bank)
Notes:
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
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