Chinese silver coin from Qing Dynasty

In the Republic of Shanxi period, "Taiyuan Jinsheng Bank in the Republic of China" fifty-two silver ingot one, weight: 1876.3 grams, the flawless treasure face stamped with Tai Chi map "Zhou Hang mirror treasure" diamond stamp, is a color identification mark, can make this ingot week guarantee; Under another cover "IY" through the hand small stamp, the original patina uniform natural, the bottom veins raised, visible silver shining, the color of the first class; "Jinsheng Bank" operation time is short, the amount of silver ingots is not much, retained until now to see very little, the quality of the United States is more precious, GBCA MS631913 January 1, Jinsheng Bank by Daqing Bank Shanxi branch reorganization, is the regime of Yan Xishan "private bank", the original capital of 800,000 yuan, the actual income of 185,000 yuan, Subsequently, branches were set up in Beijing, Tianjin, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Baotou, Fengzhen, Hankou and other places, mainly issuing banknotes, dealing with the business of exchange and deposit, and at the same time, the silver furnace was entrusted to cast 50 liang treasure, which was used as the reserve for the exchange of banknotes. Jia Jiying, the head office clerk of Jinsheng Bank, once served as the manager of Shanxi Branch of Daqing Bank. Through his relationship, he got the business agency right of Bank of Communications in Shanxi and issued Bank of Communications banknotes as an agent. At that time, Jinsheng Bank, supported by Yan Xishan's regime, had sufficient capital and developed business. Its profit was much higher than that of Shanxi Guanqian Bureau and Taiyuan Branch of Bank of China in the same period, and it became an important financial institution with bureaucratic capital during Yan Xishan's reign in Shanxi. In 1919, the Bank of Shanxi Province was established with stronger capital and rapid business development, dwarfing the Jinsheng Bank. In the following year, the Beiyang government promulgated the Regulations on Revising and Banning banknotes again, stipulating that all banks issuing banknotes were subject to the inspection and supervision of the Ministry of Finance. Yan Xishan decided that he would not be able to use money freely, so he closed the Jinsheng Bank in 1921.