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Chinese Qing Dynasty railway company share certificate

By Andy Scott

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This is an un-issued share certificate for the Yunnan-Sichuan Tang Yue Railroad Company. It was due to be issued in 1909 during the short reign of the last Chinese Emperor. The issue was approved by the provincial governors of Yunnan and Guizhou, and was to be 20 million shares in blocks of 5 Liang ? a total of four million certificates being issued with each certificate worth 5 Liang, the silver-based currency unit (round coin with a square hole) in use at the time and legal tender until 1911. The artwork is worth examining (click photo to enlarge), Chinese dragons in the skies above and a steam engine of the period running through the Yunnan countryside below. (more…)

Full post as published by China Briefing Blog on January 11, 2008 (boomark / email).

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