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A cash seal (simplified Chinese:
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The short name is Chao Yin (simplified Chinese: 钞印; traditional Chinese: 鈔印), and the full name is Seal of Baochao (simplified Chinese:
History
editThe economy of China during the Song dynasty outpaced the supply of traditional coinage, leading the government to issue banknotes (Jiaozi (
The Ming[1] and Qing dynasties also stamped banknotes.[citation needed] The Ming government department responsible for cash affairs and the use of the cash seal was the Baochao Bureau (simplified Chinese:
Modern time
editThe use of cash seals is no longer restricted to governments. Seals or private individuals and organizations may be used in the same manner on private banknotes to represent the parties' trust, credit, or authority.
In the era of the Republic of China, these seal stamps could also be called Yinhang Yin (
In Japan, ginkō-in (Japanese:
In Singapore, a seal has been present in all Singapore dollar banknotes since its first series, bearing the chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) or the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (BCCS).[3]
Typical seals
editIn late imperial China:
大明 寳 鈔之印 /大 明宝 钞之 印 (traditional/simplified Chinese); The Seal of Cash of the Great Ming.大 清 寳 鈔之印 /大 清 宝 钞之印 ; The Seal of Cash of the Great Qing.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The paper money printing in Ming Dynasty Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minyi Daifang Lu (Waiting for the Dawn; a historic record): "...
上 特 设内宝 钞局,昼夜 督 造 ,募 商 发卖,无肯应者。", recorded by Huang Zongxi in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties - ^ "Circulation Currency: Notes". www.mas.gov.sg. Monetary Authority of Singapore. Retrieved 2 May 2022.