Shansi 50 Tael Boat #1
No.
Ss50/1
Weight: 1825 grams/50- tael
Date: 1821-1850 A.D.
Inscriptions: 道光年月日/鳳臺縣/雙和公
Fong Tai County
Tao Kuang Year Month Day
Swan Ho Gong (Silver Bank)
Chopmarks: 永/正
Yong (Eternity)
Zhen (Righteousness)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ss50/2
Weight: 1836 grams/50 taels
Date: 1851-1861 A.D.
Inscriptions: 咸豐年囍月/平遙縣/趙萬公
Hsien Feng Year (Happiness) Month
Ping Yiao County
Zhao Wan Gong (Silver Bank)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ss50/3
Weight: 1850 grams/50 tael
Date: 1867 A.D.
Inscriptions: 同治陸年月/祁縣/武培芳
Tong Ze, 6th Year Month
Chi County, Wu Pei Fang (The smith)
Chopmarks: 鏡寶/長
Jin Bao (Mirror-Like Treasure)
Symbol of Bat
Chang (Long)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ss50/4
Weight: 1886 grams/50+ taels
Date: 1877 A.D.
Inscriptions: 光緒三年六月/陵川縣/佘永卿
Kuang Hsu 3rd Year 6th Month
Lin Chuan County, Ser Yong Chin (The smith)
Chopmarks: 山西省京餉
Capital Ration from Shansi Province
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ss50/5
Weight: 50 tael
Date: 1911 A.D.
Inscriptions: 宣統三年三月/太平縣/李德興
Hsuan Tung 3rd Year 3rd Month
Tai Ping County, Li Der Hsin (The smith)
Chopmarks: 興
Hsin
Notes:
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No.
Ss50/6
Weight: 50 tael
Date: 1912-1914 A.D.
Inscriptions: 中華民國年元月/太谷縣/謙源勝
The Republic of China Year, the 1st Month
Tai Ku County Chien Yuan Shen (Silver bank)
Chopmarks: 週行鏡寶/盛
Generally circulated Mirror-Like Treasure
Notes:
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No.
Ss50/7
Weight: 50 tael
Date: 1909-1911 A.D.
Inscriptions: 宣統年德月/祁縣/晉盛號
Hsuan Tung Year (Virtue) Month
Chi County, Jin Shen Firm
Chopmarks: 鏡寶
Jin Bao (Mirror-like Treasure)
Notes:
Jin Bao: An assaying chopmark indicating the assayed silver is in the finest purity circulated in Shansi
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No.
Ss50/8
Weight: 50 tael
Date: 1875-1908 A.D.
Inscriptions: 光緒年月/忻州/天順成
Kuang Hsu Year Month
Hsin Prefecture, Tien Soon Chen (Silver bank)
Chopmarks: 公行/鏡寶
Gong Hsing
Jin Bao
Notes:
Gong Hsing: Publicly Circulated. An assaying chopmark indicating the best silver fineness circulated in certain areas in Shansi
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No.
Ss50/9
Weight: 1872 grams/50+ taels
Date: 1821-1850 A.D.
Inscriptions: 道光年信月/太谷縣/義崇泰
Tao Kuang Year (Hsin: Faith) Month
Tai Kuo County, Yi Chun Tai (Silver Bank)
Chopmarks: 參/公行
San (Three)
Gong Hsin (Publicly Circulated)
Notes:
San: Three. Number of the furnace used.
According to historical documents,
the assaying chopmarks of "Gong Hsin" and "Jin Bao" can both be found as early as the Tao Kuang period
(1821-1850). This specimen assayed with a chopmark of "Gong Hsin"
dates to that early stage
Collection of Tony Ma
No.
Ss50/10
Weight: 1886 grams/50+ tael
Date: 1912-1914 A.D.
Inscriptions: 中華民國年丙月/山西官錢局
The Republic of China Year "Bin" Month
Shansi Official Monetary Bureau
Chopmarks: 週行鏡寶
Generally circulated Mirror-Like Treasure
Notes:
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
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