Spotted at the China Silk Museum

A passport from 1893.  Note the little explanatory note on top to get a feel how gigantic this thing is. 

Am I the only one spotting a dollar sign on this oracle?? Is this the oldest dollar sign in the world?  Let me see: translation – they went camping in a little hut, roasted some marshmallow, got bitten by a snake so it was a darn expensive trip!