Comments on: Chinese Paper Money http://www.vintageantiquecollectible.com/coincollecting/chinese-paper-money/ Vintage Antique Collectible Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Marty Racioppi http://www.vintageantiquecollectible.com/coincollecting/chinese-paper-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Marty Racioppi Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:40:33 +0000 http://www.vintageantiquecollectible.com/coincollecting/?p=86#comment-1240 I have an item recently purchased in China. It appears to be a promissory note of some kind printed on parchment paper / some form of animal skin. On the left side of the paper is written vertically in Chinese characters, "This is the real thing including back and forth." On the right side is written vertically, "Sky Long - this is retail and real gold." I assumed that Sky long was the business making the promise to pay. The majority of the note is a gold painted rectangle (with the above words written vertically on each side of the rectangle). I am not sure if this is an example of "flying money" or some other type of financial instrument. I recently learned the first two characters on the right side of the note "Sky Long" may represent the year instead of the name of the promissor. "Sky Long" is translated to "Tianchang" and it appeared between 618 to 907 A.D. the Tang Dynasty. "Gold" print was extremely popular during Tang Dynasty. I am not sure if it is the "flying money" but it is possible from Tang Dynasty. Do you have any idea what I have? I would be happy to email a picture or check my Facebook page for a picture of the note: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/ Best! Marty I have an item recently purchased in China. It appears to be a promissory note of some kind printed on parchment paper / some form of animal skin. On the left side of the paper is written vertically in Chinese characters, “This is the real thing including back and forth.” On the right side is written vertically, “Sky Long – this is retail and real gold.” I assumed that Sky long was the business making the promise to pay.

The majority of the note is a gold painted rectangle (with the above words written vertically on each side of the rectangle).

I am not sure if this is an example of “flying money” or some other type of financial instrument.

I recently learned the first two characters on the right side of the note “Sky Long” may represent the year instead of the name of the promissor. “Sky Long” is translated to “Tianchang” and it appeared between 618 to 907 A.D. the Tang Dynasty. “Gold” print was extremely popular during Tang Dynasty. I am not sure if it is the “flying money” but it is possible from Tang Dynasty.

Do you have any idea what I have? I would be happy to email a picture or check my Facebook page for a picture of the note: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/

Best!

Marty

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