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174:. These early bamboo tallies were initially meant to be used between their suppliers and customers from the countryside, but they began to circulate on the entire market, a practice which was not prohibited by local authorities due to the contemporary economic situation of the region. From 1895 onwards, local governments of these regions began to officially condone and later issue these bamboo tallies themselves. Several factors such as the
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Bamboo tallies were manufactured from bamboo from coastal China; to make these tallies, the skin of the bamboo was removed and then the stalk would be cut into rectangles that would have a hole drilled at the top. On the obverse side the denomination of the bamboo tally was placed and in uncommon
207:) along with the name of the issuing bank of merchant would be placed. The sides of the bamboo tallies would often be inscribed with the manufacturing company and anti-counterfeit measures such as the statement "not compensated if lost" (失去不補,
158:. Other producers included the Jiheyi Society (a local producer of rice), the Deyuan Society (a local mat manufacturer), and the Xuyichang candy shop. The first bamboo tallies from this region were actually manufactured during the
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Yantang, op. Cit., 33; ZHI Liang, op. Cit. 33; LUO Jianguo, op. Cit., 41, YU Liuliang and QUAN Yuan: Wujin Banshang yi jiao gu chu. in Shanghai qianbi tongsun, Nr. 58. 1990, 6 (in
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up until the 1960s. In addition to local private banks, bamboo tallies were also issued by local business and trading firms, exchange-offices, merchant guilds or associations, as well as
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government that caused a shortage in currency and a loss of trust in the government. They continued to be used during the turbulent period of the
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François
Thierry, The Circulation and Use of Bamboo Tallies in Jiangsu Province with Particular Reference to the Tongcheng Company Issues, in
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meant that these tokens would remain a popular medium of exchange as these events negatively affected the local economy.
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as it had devastated the local economy. They were originally produced by mat-manufacturers of
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About the bamboo-money in the region of Suzhou (Jiangsu) by François
Thierry. Translation: Bert Lijnema,
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Ashkenazy / גארי אשכנזי (Primaltrek – a journey through Chinese culture)
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and other small denomination
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Albert R. FREY: A dictionary of numismatic names. AJN.
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tallies were used due to the loss of authority by the
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1446:Mother coin
1390:Flying cash
1340:Spade money
1330:Knife money
1084:Token coins
940:Paper money
240:Tally stick
186:Manufacture
85:paper money
1682:Categories
1665:See also:
1522:Horse coin
1477:Candareen
1358:Cash coins
1095:See also:
997:Zhuangpiao
741:Cash coins
679:See also:
608:Money tree
598:Lock charm
586:Hell money
581:Joss paper
576:Horse coin
561:Coin-sword
246:References
156:playhouses
1368:Ban Liang
1335:Ying Yuan
982:(大清銀行兌換券)
409:Charm.ru
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1596:Renminbi
1410:Jiaochao
1350:Imperial
1320:Tong Bei
1290:Hongqian
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1142:Overview
1038:Mace (錢)
1034:Tael (兩)
1023:Cash (文)
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395:28 March
219:See also
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93:(文) or "
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61:Shandong
1630:Digital
1495:(liǎng)
1363:Strings
1307:Ancient
1086:(中國代用幣)
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752:ᡶᡠᠯᡳᠩᡤᠠ
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1598:series
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1395:Jiaozi
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1469:Cash
1405:Huizi
1385:Sycee
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1501:Yuan
1080:(錢籌)
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766:ᠰᡠᡵᡝ
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397:2018
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