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Cryptograms on Gold Bars from China

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Visit this site: http://www.iacr.org/china/china.html
Author:International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR)
Description: Seven gold bars allegedly issued to a General Wang in Shanghai, China, in 1933 appear to represent metal certificates related to a bank deposit with a U.S. Bank. The gold bars themselves have pictures, Chinese writing, some form of script writing, and cryptograms in Latin letters. There is a dispute concerning the validity of the claim for the deposit. It may help to resolve the dispute if someone can decipher the cryptograms on the bars. Nobody has yet put forth a theory as to their meaning. On this site are images of the bars, available in two sizes.
Levels: High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Problems/Puzzles
Math Topics: History and Biography, Cryptography

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