Spade Money, China, 770 - 225 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 770 - 255 BCE
label: associated date
content: -0300
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) spade money (pu coin)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 770 - 255 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Three lines extend from handle to bottom corners and center of spade; between them are two inscriptions in Seal character.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: NIEH / CHIN (Translation: Money of Nieh, the modern city Wu-hsiang in Shansi)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Three lines extend from handle to bottom corners and center of spade.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: MOU (Translation: The modern city Teng-chou in Shan-tung)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of George B. Glover
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.32055.16
label: accession number
content: 32055
label: catalog number
content: 32055.16
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 78 mm x 53 mm x 2 mm; 3 1/16 in x 2 3/32 in x 3/32 in