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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2771094, member: 75799&quot;]Qing Dynasty - China </p><p><br /></p><p>Emperor Xianfeng (Hsien Feng) Year 8 (1858)</p><p><br /></p><p>Imperial issue paper currency 大清寶鈔 </p><p><br /></p><p>2000 cash 文 （wen). Serial number 歡 (Huan) 1009.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reign of the Xian Feng Emperor marked one of the Qing Dynasty&#039;s darkest periods. The country was devastated by the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, foreign colonial attacks (Opium War) and a weak government due to corruption. As a result, there was hyperinflation resulting in drastic measures such as the issuance of paper currencies introduced since the birth of the Ming Dynasty during the Hong Wu Emperor. Needless to say, these did little to curb inflationary pressures. </p><p><br /></p><p>These were printed on special made paper using government controlled printing blocks. They were officiated by an imperial seal and marked with a handwritten serial number. When redeemed, a financiers brush stroke is evident.[ATTACH=full]639050[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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