Period:Unknown Production date:1918
Materials:paper
Technique:printed
Dimensions:Height: 76 millimetres Width: 146 millimetres
Description:
Banknote. Obverse in blue; reverse in green. Rectangular stamped impression in purple at right. (whole)
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Comments:”This is a One Yuan (壹圆 “one dollar”) denomination banknote issued by “The Provincial Bank of Kwang Tung Province” (guangdong sheng yinhang 广东省银行) in the 7th year (1918) of the Republic of China. The note was printed by the American Bank Note Company of New York. // The Guangzhou Flowery Pagoda (hua ta 花塔), also known as the Pagoda of the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (liu rong si ta 六榕寺塔), was built in the third year (537) of Da Tong reign of Emperor Wu Di of the Liang Dynasty (502-557) of the Southern Dynasties (420-589). The original name of the pagoda was the He Li Pagoda (舍利塔) of the Bao Zhuang Yan Temple (宝庄严寺). // The pagoda was destroyed by fire at the beginning of the Song Dynasty but then rebuilt in the year 1097. // During a visit, the famous Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo (苏东坡), also known as Su Shi (苏轼), saw six ancient banyan trees in the courtyard and wrote the inscription “six banyan trees” (liu rong 六 榕). The temple has been known as the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees ever since. // The present pagoda was rebuilt during the Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty (1644-1911) but still retains the characteristics of Song Dynasty architecture. // The pagoda is octagonal-sided and constructed of brick and wood. It is 57.6 meters in height. Nine stories are seen from the outside but the inside actually has 17 stories. Each story has an outside wood balcony. The tiles are vermilion in color. // At the very top of the pagoda is a 9.14 meter tall steeple. The steeple weighs 5 tons and the copper mainstay at the top, which was cast in the year 1358 of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), has nine tiers of discs and is engraved with more than 1,000 images of the Buddha.” From Gary Ashkenazy’s blog http://primaltrek.com/chinesepapermoney.html (accessed 16 February 2016)
Materials:paper
Technique:printed
Dimensions:Height: 76 millimetres Width: 146 millimetres
Description:
Banknote. Obverse in blue; reverse in green. Rectangular stamped impression in purple at right. (whole)
IMG
Comments:”This is a One Yuan (壹圆 “one dollar”) denomination banknote issued by “The Provincial Bank of Kwang Tung Province” (guangdong sheng yinhang 广东省银行) in the 7th year (1918) of the Republic of China. The note was printed by the American Bank Note Company of New York. // The Guangzhou Flowery Pagoda (hua ta 花塔), also known as the Pagoda of the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (liu rong si ta 六榕寺塔), was built in the third year (537) of Da Tong reign of Emperor Wu Di of the Liang Dynasty (502-557) of the Southern Dynasties (420-589). The original name of the pagoda was the He Li Pagoda (舍利塔) of the Bao Zhuang Yan Temple (宝庄严寺). // The pagoda was destroyed by fire at the beginning of the Song Dynasty but then rebuilt in the year 1097. // During a visit, the famous Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo (苏东坡), also known as Su Shi (苏轼), saw six ancient banyan trees in the courtyard and wrote the inscription “six banyan trees” (liu rong 六 榕). The temple has been known as the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees ever since. // The present pagoda was rebuilt during the Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty (1644-1911) but still retains the characteristics of Song Dynasty architecture. // The pagoda is octagonal-sided and constructed of brick and wood. It is 57.6 meters in height. Nine stories are seen from the outside but the inside actually has 17 stories. Each story has an outside wood balcony. The tiles are vermilion in color. // At the very top of the pagoda is a 9.14 meter tall steeple. The steeple weighs 5 tons and the copper mainstay at the top, which was cast in the year 1358 of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), has nine tiers of discs and is engraved with more than 1,000 images of the Buddha.” From Gary Ashkenazy’s blog http://primaltrek.com/chinesepapermoney.html (accessed 16 February 2016)
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