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"YANG ZHOU" , "YUAN BAO", AN ELUSIVE & HIGHLY SYMBOLIC 

"KUBLAI KHAN" SYCEE, OF THE YUAN DYNASTY (1279 - 1368), 

UNDER THE WISE & NOBLE LEADERSHIP OF KUBLAI KHAN.

THE ORIGINS OF THE "YANG ZHOU" YUAN BAO, REACH BACK

 TO THE SIEGE OF THE TWO SONG DYNASTY CITIES OF XIANYANG & FANCHENG

 IN 1269 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COMMANDER GENERAL BAYAN & 

THE MONGOLS' 12 YEAR WAR WAGED AGAINST THE SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY.

  THE SURRENDER OF "KEY" FORTIFIED CITIES, 

UNDER THE TENACIOUS COMMAND OF GENERAL LU WENHUAN 

FINALLY FREED THE MONGOL ARMY TO CAPTURE THE CAPITAL OF HANGZHOU

WHICH WAS PEACEFULLY SURRENDERED BY THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.  

AS AN ENDURING LEGACY OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED YUAN DYNASTY 

OF KUBLAI KHAN, PROCLAIMED "GREAT  KHAN" (1260) &

 THEN EMPEROR OF ALL CHINA (1271), THESE TRIBUTE "YANGZHOU" WERE CAST. 

PLEASE NOTE,    I QUOTE:

"Yuan Bao  : 1894 gms. Khubilai Khan (the fifth Great Khan, grandson of Ghengis Khan) (1260-94). BMC-unlisted;

Chen-14; NI Bulletin-Vol.45 Nos. 7/8, pg. 125/9 (this sycee pictured); Pictorial Yuanbao-unlisted.

Dated the 14th year of the Zhiyuan era (1277), inscribed Yangzhou (Jiangsu) Salt market (tax),

casting official: Liu Sheng, silver official: Wang Ying, silversmith: Hou Junyong, weight: 50 lang, purity level ten,

Treasury official Meng Gui, silversmith She Yuan, Mai Ye, silver treasury three, with denomination at upper left

and ruler's name and date at lower center. Inscription in grass and orthodox style scripts,

inscribed "Yuan Bao" [Treasury of the Yuan (Dynasty)] cast into reverse.

This type of sycee was recorded by Marco Polo in his travels through China.

From 1260 to 1264 Khubilai Khan used the era name "Zhongtong".

Beginning in 1264 he took the reign title (era name) Zhiyuan. It would not be until seven years later, in 1271,

that he would name the country Yuan. This ingot is marked Zhiyuan which places it in the Yuan Dynasty and

with this title places the year 14 as (1277).  Experts suggest that approximately ten of these Yuan Bao 50 Tael ingots

are known to exist, seven of which are accounted for in museums. EXTREMELY RARE and historically INVALUABLE!."

ITS IRREPLACEABLE STATUS AS THE DEEPLY PROFOUND CULTURAL/HISTORICAL

TRANSITIONAL "KEYSTONE" FROM THE "GOLDEN AGE" 

OF THE SOUTHERN SONG TO KUBLAI KHAN'S LONG STEWARDSHIP IS UNQUESTIONED!! 

 A "GOLDEN AGE OF FLOWERING" UNPRECEDENTED IN WORLD HISTORY, IN ANY ERA.

THIS YANG ZHOU SEEKS A LASTING RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL "ROOTS", 

HAVING BEEN FORGED OF THE BLOOD OF MANY THOUSANDS, 

(BOTH SONG & MONGOLS PEOPLE) WHO DIED IN HONOR.   

THE COFFERS OF BOTH TRIBUTE & PILLAGE WERE GATHERED

 BY THE HIGHEST OF YUAN MINISTRY FROM SONG'S TREASURY 

& MONGOL SOLDIERS TO SMELT & CAST INTO INGOTS , 

WITH VALIDATION STAMPS OF INDIVIDUALS 

FROM THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS POSITIONS 

IN THE KUBLAI KHAN GOVERNANCE.

SPECIFICATIONS:

"50 Tael Sycee Ingot,  Issued in

Year 14 (A.D. 1273) of China’s Yuan Dynasty. 

至元十四年州元

This historically important Sycee which has many seals 

From many levels of Government Officials.

This one is from 銀庫 "THE VAULT" 

with an inprint of the 銀庫 "Vault Seal". 

Plus, another separate Seal from the Official Vault Manager 銀庫." 

 ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC WITH ALL SUBSTANTIATED PROVENANCE.  

THIS IS A PRECIOUS HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SYMBOL

 OF THE OLD IMPERIAL POWER NOW ON THE RISE AGAIN IN CHINA, 

ONLY A VERY SELECT FEW CAN BOTH AFFORD & PRESERVE 

THIS EXQUISITE SYCEE MASTERPIECE, PERHAPS

YOU WILL MERIT THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR OF OWNERSHIP!!  

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.