Uncertain Cash Coin Tally

Features

Issuer	Jiang Prefecture (Chinese notgeld)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1260-1264
Composition	Lead
Size	59 mm
Shape	Rectangular (With a round hole)
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 221207
References	Hartill# 17.911 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Ten Chinese ideograms below hole read top right, down to the bottom, top left, down to the bottom.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
佰準
江拾
州捌
行界
使壹

Translation:
Zhun Shi Ba Jie Yi / Bai - Jiang Zhou Xing Shi
Equal to 18 with a limit of / 100 - Jiang Prefecture use

Reverse

Uncertain amount of Chinese ideograms below hole.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
使
[...]

Translation:
Shi [...]
Use as [...]

Edge

Smooth.

Comments

These coin tallies (or Qian Pai) were produced due to lack of circulating coins, used as a form of emergency money.

The characters on the reverse of this type should indicate the value; however, they have been degraded away.

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Numista Rarity index: 100

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