Chinese emergency money - tallies [solved]

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ostborn
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Posted: 8 Jan 2022, 13:27 #
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Can somebody explain the above shown tallies? Were they good for one beer or a bag of rice?
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Posted: 8 Jan 2022, 16:57 #
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I didn't know them
Nice to get :8D
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jane6301
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Posted: 9 Jan 2022, 02:04 #
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token from tongli tea house, early to mid 1900's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongli
ostborn
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Posted: 9 Jan 2022, 17:39 #
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Thank you very much!
Status changed to Solved (ostborn, 9 Jan 2022, 17:40)
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Posted: 9 Jan 2022, 17:44 #
Edited: 9 Jan 2022, 17:51
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This auction refers to a Tong Li tea house
It's (about) the same script as your first tally

However Tong Li script is 同里 that we find on your last tally when you rotate it 180°

The third and the fourth get the same wording
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ostborn
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Posted: 9 Jan 2022, 18:32 #
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Very interesting! After the lockdown I will visit Tong Li

Tong Li
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Posted: 9 Jan 2022, 18:45 #
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to be addicted to tea is an obligation :8D
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