Honan 50 Tael Boat
Weight: 1865 grams/50 taels
Date: 1912-1915 A.D.
Inscriptions: 民國年月/嵩縣匠蔡榮甲
The Republic of China Year Month
Song County
Smith Tsai Zong Jia
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
Weight: 50 taels
Date: 1793 A.D.
Inscriptions: 乾隆五十八年二月/商邱縣/謝順興
Chien Lung 58th Year 2nd Month
Shan Chiu County, Hsieh Soon Hsin (The smith)
Notes:
The numbers of the year and month, i.e., 58 and 2, were inscribed by engraving onto an existing stamp. It is believed that this piece should have been submitted to the provincial government with the numbers left in blank by the government of Shan Chiu County. It was the provincial government who added the numbers of year and month by engraving when electing this piece as a submittal silver to the imperial government.
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
Weight: 50 taels
Date: 1912-1933 A.D.
Inscriptions: 中華民國年月/登封縣同升公
The Republic of China Year Month
Dan Feng County, Tong Shen Gong (Silver bank)
Notes:
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
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