Yunnan Triple Groove #1
No.
Ytg/1
Weight: 227 grams/6.5 taels
Date: 1852 A.D.
Inscriptions: 咸豐二年
Hsien Feng 2nd Year
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/2
Weight: 146 grams/4 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 黑井黃恕
Black Salt Well District Huang Su (The smith)
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/3
Weight: 90 grams/2.5 taels
Date: 1876 A.D.
Inscriptions: 光緒二年/通寶字號
Kuang Hsu 2nd Year
Tung Bao Firm
Counterstamps: 解錠
Submitted Silver
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/4
Weight: 136 grams/3.8 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 恆泰任記/足色鹽課
Pure Salt Tax Silver
Heng Tai Zhen Firm
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/5
Weight: 175 grams/5- taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 通寶段記/足色鹽課
Pure Salt Tax Silver
Tung Bao Duan Firm
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/6
Weight: 175 grams/5- taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 祥雲課銀
Hsiang Yun (Firm) Tax Silver
Notes:
Tax silver in a pattern accepted by the Yunnan Board of Revenue before the 30th year of Kuang Hsu (1904), when Saddle Sycee had not yet been recognized and received as tax silver.
Many counterfeits seen in trade
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/7
Weight: 150 grams/4+ taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 廣聚課錠
Kuang Jiu (Firm) Tax Silver
Notes:
Ytg/4-7 are all in a shape similar to Saddle Sycee, but without an assaying chop; since they were tax silver cast by the silversmiths hired or authorized by the local governments. Ytg/4,5 were cast for salt tax, and Ytg6,7, were mainly cast for the land and poll tax. Both the silversmiths who have their names shown on the specimens would be directly responsible to the local governments for the quality of the silver, therefore, no assaying chops were required. Before the 30th year of Kuang Hsu (1904), these were the patterned tax silver acceptable by the Yunnan Provincial Board of Revenue, after that date, Saddle Sycee were also accepted, on the condition that taxpayers using Saddle Sycee pay an additional 2% to make up for the insufficient silver content of Saddle Sycee, which was only 98%.
Most of the Yunnan Triple Groove were cast and circulated before the 10th year of Kuang Hsu (1884) when Saddle Sycee was introduced into the Yunnan markets. In general, they are grouped into two weight ranges, one in 2.5-3 taels; the other in 4-6 taels. One of the reasons for the introduction of Saddle Sycee was to unify the various weights of Triple Groove into 5 taels per piece.
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/8
Weight: 192 grams/5+ taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 宏聚昌記
Hong Jiu Chang Firm
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/9
Weight: 144 grams/4 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 永茂字號
Yong Mao Firm
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Ytg/10
Weight: 106 grams/3 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 裕昌字號
Yu Chang Firm
Counterstamps: 解錠
Submitted Silver
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
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