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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 695601, member: 12789&quot;]This is a 1 Kuan from the Ming Dynasty, it was one of the world&#039;s first paper monies, printed ca. 1368-1399 during the reign of Emperor Hong Wu.&nbsp; In addition to the oldest, it is also the largest paper money ever circulated.&nbsp; It is printed on mulberry bark paper, which gives it a darkish teal look to it.&nbsp; They are all believed to have been found under a large earthen statue in Beijing in 1936.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/banknotes/china/china100kuan800.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A kuan equaled 1000 cash.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese paper money is reported to have been issued as early as the 8th century, but usually the earliest known notes are these Ming Dynasty notes which a small sized cache of them were found.&nbsp; These notes were reportedly being used in place of coins according to accounts attributed to Marco Polo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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