Exchange Rates - The Yuan Dynasty

Year

Place

Silver/Gold (Unit: Tael)

Silver/Paper Note (Unit: Tael/Guan)

Gold/Paper Note (Unit: Tael/Guan)

Tse Yuan 19th Year (1282 AD)

Nationwide

    7.5 : 1

  1 :  2 (official rate)

 1 : 15 (official rate)

Tse Yuan 24th Year (1287)

        "

   10   : 1

  1 :  2  (official rate)

 1 : 20 (official rate)

Tze Da 2nd Year (1309) 

        "

   10   : 1

  1 :  1 (official rate) 

 1 : 10 (official rate)
Tse Zhen 6th Year (1346)         "    10   : 1    1 : 30   1 : 300

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

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