Grandpa gave me these!

JustKeepDigging · Jul 28, 2014

Not sure what these are! Anyone knows?

tamrock · Jul 29, 2014

Whats seen on the back, -plus- Grandpa never said where he got them.? Man! everything I found on visits to my Grandpa's home I picked up and ask him what's this and where in the heck did you get it?

HAPPYCAMPER · Jul 29, 2014

Chinese food coupons?Just a guess

DCMatt · Jul 30, 2014

They appear to be Chinese and money related. I can recognize the symbol for Yuan (Chinese currency) but not much else. Possibly fixed amount bank/savings deposit slips.

DCMatt

diggummup · Jul 30, 2014

They look like some type of savings bonds to me.

clovis97 · Jul 31, 2014

I am NOT an expert, but it seems that I've seen these recently.

My GUESS is that they are a type of Chinese bank notes, issued by a bank, to be used as currency. It is a weird system, at least to me, and while I understand it, I don't know how to explain it.

Maybe the easiest way to explain it is that they are like a bank issued IOU, and people and businesses transfer those IOU notes from one business to another as payment. Whoever is holding the IOU note when it comes due at the bank can redeem it for cash at the bank.

It is a very common practice to use these IOU notes in China. The WSJ wrote a cool article about a year ago explaining the system, and how they were creating a major cash crunch in the business world.

Again, just a guess.

diggummup · Aug 1, 2014

Backs are blank I guess?

gazmuth · Aug 1, 2014

They are not IOU's, those have both a 'chop' and fingerprint, I have had those in the past, and the design on the paper is different. Been too many years since I have been to China, my cantonese/mandarin is too rusty to remember the characters. If they were issued by a person, they would have the 'chap' mark, haven't ever seen a Chinese Bond, but these could be something like that. I think 100 yuan is like $15.00 USD today, so I doubt they are food coupons, but the marks on them make it look like they have been cashed in. Just what little I know about Chinese debts/currencies. Strange that they are written left to right, most of the things from the bank of Hong Kong I have had has been top to bottom script.

Discrimination Dave · Sep 11, 2014

Hey Justkeepdigging
I noticed that these three"notes" that your Grandpa gave you look EXACTLY like the 350 that were in that old backpack you bought a few months before.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/412491-bought-backpack-found-something-else.html

Is it possible that you may have dropped some at his house and he found them and gave to you? Probably came from the backpack that you bought though, dont you think? I mean what are the chances?
Oh, and congratulations on the sword you dug recently. That thing is freaking AWESOME!

Sod Buster · Sep 12, 2014

Discrimination Dave said:
Hey Diggemmup,
I noticed that these three"notes" that your Grandpa gave you look EXACTLY like the 350 that were in that old backpack you bought a few months before.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/412491-bought-backpack-found-something-else.html

Is it possible that you may have dropped some at his house and he found them and gave to you? Probably came from the backpack that you bought though, dont you think? I mean what are the chances?
Oh, and congratulations on the sword you dug recently. That thing is freaking AWESOME!

I think you got Diggemmup and JustKeepDigging confused there, but I agree that it looks like the OP forgot that he posted about these same notes a while back. Tangled web, eh?

Discrimination Dave · Sep 12, 2014

Sod Buster said:
I think you got Diggemmup and JustKeepDigging confused there, but I agree that it looks like the OP forgot that he posted about these same notes a while back. Tangled web, eh?

oh crap

Discrimination Dave · Sep 12, 2014

Sorry you guys for my haste. Thank you so much for that Sod Buster, got myself a little tangled in that thick web myself there.

AlabamaRelic · Sep 12, 2014

I vote Banner!

Discrimination Dave said:
Hey Justkeepdigging
I noticed that these three"notes" that your Grandpa gave you look EXACTLY like the 350 that were in that old backpack you bought a few months before.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/412491-bought-backpack-found-something-else.html

Is it possible that you may have dropped some at his house and he found them and gave to you? Probably came from the backpack that you bought though, dont you think? I mean what are the chances?
Oh, and congratulations on the sword you dug recently. That thing is freaking AWESOME!

Diggin-N-Dumps · Sep 12, 2014

Yikes!!!!..Both posts DO show the same bills....Was the sword in the backpack..JOKING!!....Oh and BTW..dont google "Sticky Web Funny"

JustKeepDigging · Sep 13, 2014

My grandfather and I always go garage sailing together, our little hobby. He had some and I did as well. We have a BUNCH. He recently gave me some more.

Yang Hao · Feb 23, 2015

Sorry to burst your bubble but they are called fa piaos quite common in China the ones you haver are from guangdong province. They are a kind of receipt given to you at a restaurant. Some are like a scratch and win ticket where you can win money but not much say about $1US. Some restaurants don't like giving them out because it means they have to pay taxes :-). If you ask for a fapiao the restaurant owner may say... hey I'll knock a few yuan off the bill instead of the fapiao or give you a free bottled water.