Overview
| Title: | Chinese paper money |
| Call Number: | Coll163 |
| Dates: | 1375 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English Chinese |
| Abstract: | Consists of one piece of Chinese paper money called Ta Ming T’ung Hang Pao Ch’ao, or Great Ming General Use Precious Money. It is dated 1375, from the reign of the first Ming Emperor, Hung Wu (1367-1398). Money is printed on blue paper measuring 33.5 X 22 cm. |
| Citation: | Chinese paper money, Collection 163, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Scope & Content
Arrangement
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Item appears to have been bought at auction, as pages from an auction catalog and name/description tag are housed alongside it. Otherwise, accession information is unknown.
Processing Note
Money was housed between tissue paper and acid free board in a folder with other manuscripts and records. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #15.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll163/
Access Conditions
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
Subjects
Money — China
Paper money — China — 14th century