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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 3334470, member: 75799&quot;]One of the earliest banknotes in history. Ming Dynasty. Hong Wu Emperor. 1368-1398. Ex Sophus Black collection, Norway. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883420[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Issued by the 1st Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this banknote is exchangeable for 1 kuan of cash which is the equivalent of 1000 AE cash coins. The inscription warns of penalty of death for forgers and awarding all of the culprit&#039;s assets to the informants. it is the 3rd earliest banknotes issued in history after the Song Dynasty Jiaozhi and Yuan Dynasty notes[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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