Counterfeit Spade Money, China, 300 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 300 BCE
label: associated date
content: -0206 - -0202
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) counterfeit spade money (pu coin),
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 300 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Line extends from handle to bottom center of spade; to the left and right are inscriptions in Seal character.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: P'EI / CH'IEN / TANG / SHIH / CHIN (Translation: Spade of P'ei, worth ten chin)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Line extends from handle to bottom center of spade; to the left and right are inscriptions in Seal character.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: SHIH / HUO (Translation: Ten huo).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
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: Smith, Mrs. E.D.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU87971
label: catalog number
content: NU87971
label: accession number
content: 259584
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 mm x 36.5 mm x 1 mm; 3 11/16 in x 1 7/16 in x 1/32 in