Coin Tree, China, 1736-1795
date: label: date made
content: 1736-1795
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) coin tree, Tung Chih
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 1736-1795
label: Description (Brief)
content: Tree consists of 8 coins with ommens of good luck; tree was sold by High Priest of the family temple to be used (without being broken) on the high alter as perpetual offerings to the gods for departed ancestors of the family; coins did not circulate.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: associated place
content: China
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.61.602
label: catalog number
content: 77.61.602
label: accession number
content: 1977.0796
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin tree
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gilded (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 575 mm x 144 mm; 22 5/8 in x 5 21/32 in