Exchange Rates - The Sung Dynasty

Year

Place

Silver/Gold (Unit: Tael)

Silver/Cash  (Unit: Tael/Cash)

Gold/Cash    (Unit: Tael/Cash)

Tai Ping Hsin Kuo 2nd Year. (977 AD)

The Northern Sung capital- Bian Jing (Kai Feng- Honan Province)

      8 : 1

 

 

The mid of The Hsien Ping Reign (998-1003)

          "

  6.3(-) : 1

  1 :    800 

  1 :   5,000 

Da Zhong Hsiang Fu 8th Year (1015) 

          "

  6.3(-) : 1

  1 : 1,600(+)  

  1 : 10,000(+)

Jing Kang 1st Year (1126), 1st Month 

          "

 13.3(+) : 1

  1 : 1,500  

  1 : 20,000(+)

Jing Kang 1st Year (1127), 12th Month 

          "

 14.5(+) : 1

  1 : 2,200

  1 : 32,000

Jing Kang 2nd Year (1127), 1st Month 

          "

 14(-)     : 1

  1 : 2,500

  1 : 35,000

Jing Kang 2nd Year  (1127), 2nd Month

          "

 12.8      : 1

  1 : 2,500

  1 : 32,000

Hsiao Hsin 4th Year (1134)

The Southern Sung capital- Lin An (Hanchow- Chekiang Province)

 13(+)    : 1

  1 : 2,300

  1 : 30,000

Ning Zhong Reign (1195-1224)

          "

 12.1(+) : 1

  1: 3,300

  1 : 40,000

Source: Prof. Chuan Han Shen: "The Study of the Chinese Historical Economy" Vol. II. pp 573-574

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