The Great Golden Placard of the Military Palace Examination in 1844 (武殿試大金榜)
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The Large Golden Placard was a board upon which the list of the names of the chin-shih was pasted. After the ceremony during which the names of the new chin-shih were announced, the placard was hung on the East Ch'ang-an Gate for three days, after which it was taken down and stored in the Grand Secretariat.