 | Dictionary - 1844 - 412 pages
...other instruments, are made of Swiss deal, which is probably the produce of a larcb. SYCEE SILVER. The only approach to a silver currency among the Chinese. In it the government duties and the salaries of the officers are paid, and it is also current among the merchants in general.... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1847 - 464 pages
...military weapons, but that of silver touches the vitals of the empire. Sycee silver is the medium in which the government taxes and duties, and the salaries of officers, are paid ; it is also current among merchants in general. The term sycee is derived from two Chinese words,... | |
 | Frederick Edwyn Forbes - 1848 - 430 pages
...Bronze, copper, and brass, had hitherto been in use for some time. SYCEE SILVER AND GOLD IN INGOTS. Sycee silver in Chinese Wan-yin, is the only approach...taxes and duties, and the salaries of officers are all paid ; and it is also current among merchants in general. The term Sycee is derived from two Chinese... | |
 | Edward Balfour - 1873 - 1226 pages
...currency. Chinese currency. — Sycee silver, in Chinese Wan yin, is the only approach to a rilver currency among the Chinese. In it, the Government...salaries of officers, are paid ; and it is also current mong merchants in general. The term Sycee is derived from two Chinese words, Se-sze, 'ffoeflcss silk,'... | |
 | Edward T. Blakely - 1878 - 506 pages
...is said to be almost imperishable, and served to make the cases of Egyptian mummies. Sycee silver. The only approach to a silver currency among the Chinese. In it the government duties and the salaries of the officers are paid, and it is also current among the merchants in general.... | |
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Sycee silver, in Chinese Wan-yin, is the only approach to a silver currency among the Chinese. In it the government taxes and duties, and the salaries of officers, are paid ; and it is also current among merchants in general. The term Sycee is derived... 