Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-31


! goli com was then calleu VI, anu WE
| ;aiued mt 20 taels. Ever SINCE I'M
I rriGil o: Wang Mang inc Cnlhese nav
disured gold as money ana ~ IL nov
brought ana sold as any olheF CUM
! modify,
AZ the beginning OF thG Snli,v5e
| irit"d yuen-sue the phl-pl money;
| Mhleh ndd becn much useu, was stt'
| IN tltcdlNilon, the name hleah'nB Nu'-
liable skins, ana CONSISTED OF pieces
| OF l0cthinrnt made rom inc SKINS OF
the white deer bred within the palace
| Nalls. me rhl-pi were OF Chlhese
Sduare foot IN size ornahcnttd WIN
| goa ana "lnhtoluefed AT an arpltrHr y
| rrite % i.UVQO copper COINS. or CASH
| Icing too bulkN 10 carry smau piece
was cut IRON eaeh as token OF pos
| session. t'Wh"rship was proved Wnsn
| ,hg sllali Iieee IN the hHnd htteu the
no" u, me phI-pl
In me reign of Emperor Wuti' dur
| ing the nfst year OF the period yuen-
sue the imperial treasury was almost
empty ana inc son Oh heaven with
an ms ministers, dellberated upon tue
grave nhaheial question. inc result
WIS thaIas thefc was large amount
%, SILVER puliioh ana I'm IN me prlyy
ucaSu,y' an order was issued iorplu-
uins we pteeulhg OF me Whlle ugGr'
Mh,vh huu iotnltrIy peeh kept WIN
III the imperial palace TO supply leath-
er lot the phl-pl money. me emperor
tlcA lssueu an eulct tnut new ihetl-
nc currency be Instituted forthwith.
lhe eulct was prlet; me emperor
ORDERS white metalllc currency OF
HllNtuIt u sllNfr anu TN. tolsluer-
InB tnat III heaven there Is nothlhs su-
petiur 70 me ufaEoh' ana on eartn
Huthlng superior 10 inc morse anu
a'l'"iis men uothlhE sup re, I" the
' vI'ulse thtrtioie, tnete shul pe th'ee
Nm .us u Netui!ic coins,
lhe nrs! OF thcse COINS We're mere
lSre 1,rcular IN hhape WIN tne 1eF'ee
o. . o6 "a oresou una Vaiusa &C taels, OF
S'VuO Gash the inscription being tswan,
hltIhlhS IySuiNlor' ne sccVHu WI"
ilu'te, WIN square NOE III inc cen
~, the dtVlSe ngihE q hYISr' anu uhe
1919 wv ,"sui ne tiilIu VIZ SUMNER
iti a'Te unu Weleht ana oul9ng' 'ht ue-
5aS -, ~, " W VS. oiiu w ,,snlu
3oV C',si.' H W. lust were caiieu wang
III lUior u me emperor.
In ieol sliNer uoilar was struck,
v yI ~ shilllhgs' ny the Dhnk o,
t I1lsianu. Ior Gitcuie'i ION m Chlha ana
III ~ t i,l'r- ~ OhlVeu Stitvs p"tc
-, muS "5 ~, issuSu ~ 'e,p toi tnu
itt ia ,I',; ne Nii'leSc Vali lle LHs
,,,,,,,s,' . e,.e Pieve LIE iaD'
MONEY rom tne cut OF Nlhg Heprst'
Glu tiic american uoIlar fteGlous
Lo9Se' or Iiyims heh DollaI
rilu SoIlc'lilles usvhs he1u money,
I'm tIle tIgul uhu the heau. inc en-,
10y soN,Iu'ilsut nus M" no gehetuu
illiHt' ana ~ l, tne only legal tender cur
ItuuS VI INN" is.the bronze or copper
'o Iil ealieu ,Sush
a., W, W. '.s =" 'uiiS "It oilE "ecspteu IN
CHlliu ut the pullloh Nalue, ana as they
pIl.s ,v"t luhu 10 iltuu are staIlpeu
Win tnf chop OF private marx OF the
liat owl ler as guarantee Natue' rms
custom III n snort time so badly mutt
ilAta Tie ltlblltlH IN NllHNlhLlOu 1IlAL
lney are taKen ana cast mo syeee s.
hpon Mnieh the chop or private marx
OF the mint master ana even the men
mr. inu'nply stamped,
rms, then; Is the period OF history
covered bS the 2,O25 coins IN the clover
collection ana now on eNhlbition at
ne NAuoilal museum, ana the cohu-
lions as stated IN ms prlel resume
are all to be found in this interesting
collection 1hc CONS are All orlslhals
ana the extreme age OF the OLDEST com
Is almost beyond the scope of the
imagination, rms coin is OF the ku-fu
dynasty, ana was IN circulation i'o -
g, Previous TO TINS date the colnnEe
Of China Is matter of mythologyT rms
ANTIQUE coin greatly resembles the
coins In Use in China today, being CIR
cular. with round hole in the center
The characters on this coin are leglble
to "A surprising degree, but there are
very few Cinnamon of the present day
who can translate the inscription Al
this period, too. the trade OF the coun-
try was greatly by barter and with
this coin are shown the miniature
spades and implements which We're
used as money.
Then follows type such as knives
and FORM of dresses, the knife shape
being introduced about 200 -. G. ana
changed in the course of time to a
shape nearly resembling Yale Key
From this time to the present day the