During the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, in order to show the peace of the country, the prosperity of the world, and the care and respect for the elderly. The two emperors, Kangxi and Qianlong, held four banquets for the Thousand Sorrows to entertain the elderly from all over the country. In particular, in the fifty years of Qianlong and the first year of Jiaqing, the Qianlong Emperor personally designed and supervised the creation of the "Imperial Pension Token".
During the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, it was to show that the country was connected with the rest of the world, that the world was rich, and that it cared and respected the elderly. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong held four banquets for thousands of old people, entertaining old people all over the country. Especially in the 50th year of Qianlong and the first year of Jiaqing, Emperor Qianlong also designed and supervised the "Royal token for the aged".
The elderly people over the age of 70-90 who attend the meeting are five years older every year, for a grade, and are rewarded with 10 two, 15 two, 20 two, 25 two, 30 two pension tokens respectively, which are kept as a souvenir. It can be seen that the Qianlong Emperor's generous hand and the wealth of the Qing Dynasty can be regarded as the most expensive souvenir compared with today.
The participants, aged 70-90 and over, are five years old each year. They will be rewarded with 10 Liang, 15 Liang, 20 Liang, 25 Liang and 30 Liang old-age tokens respectively as souvenirs. Thus it can be seen that Emperor Qianlong was the most expensive souvenir compared with today because of his extravagance and the wealth of the Qing Dynasty.
The picture below is a Taishang Emperor's imperial pension token brought by Ms. Cheng, which is oval in shape, with a ruyi xiangyun-like head on it, and an ear-shaped round hole on both sides, which can be used for hanging.
The picture below shows a token for the aged given by the emperor, which is oval shaped, with the head of Ruyi auspicious cloud and ear shaped round holes on both sides. It can be used for hanging.
长：12cm 宽：7.3cm / Length: 12cm Width: 7.3cm
The front of the plaque is divided into two layers, the outer layer is flanked by high relief Erlong Juju beads, under which is Shoushan Fuhai, Erlong opens his mouth and spits out his tongue, the momentum is vivid, and the inscription "Emperor Taishang Emperor Gives Pension" is cast in the middle. On the back of it is inscribed the inscription "Year of the Emperor's Day, The Imperial Palace of a Thousand Sorrows, Weighing Ten Twelve". This pension plate bears witness to the grand feast of a thousand monks in the history of the Qing Dynasty, which has historical significance and high collection value.
The front decoration of the card body is divided into two layers, with two dragons playing beads in high relief on both sides of the outer layer. Under the two dragons are Shoushan and Fuhai. The two dragons open their mouths and speak vividly. In the middle of the card, the inscription "emperor Taishang grants endowment". On the back is the inscription "in the year of the third birthday, a feast for thousands of old people in the Imperial Palace, weighing twelve". This pension card witnessed the grand banquet for thousands of old people in the history of the Qing Dynasty, which has historical significance and high collection value.
Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has respected the elderly and provided for the elderly as a traditional virtue. Therefore, the purpose of the Qianlong Emperor not to hesitate to use real money and silver to cast the "pension card" is the same as holding the "Banquet of a Thousand Sorrows", which is to carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and providing for the elderly.
Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has been a traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and providing for the aged. Emperor Qianlong did not hesitate to use real gold and silver to forge the "pension card", just like holding the "feast for thousands of old people", in order to carry forward the traditional virtue of respecting and supporting the old.
Since in the past our coins were remade, most of these tokens were reduced to small pieces by future generations, directly when the money was spent, leaving very little.
In the past, our coins were made by recollection, so most of these tokens were turned into small pieces by posterity. When the money was spent directly, there was very little left.