Spade Money, China, 400 BCE (counterfeit)
date: label: date made
content: 400 BCE
label: associated date
content: -0400 - -0340
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) counterfeit spade money (pu coin)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 400 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: LIANG / CH'U / CHIN / WU / ERH / SHIH / TANG / LUEH (Transaltion: Either, "Hoes (spades) of Liang's Treasury: 20 equal to a Lueh," of "Valuable Chin of Liang equal to 5 pieces: two equal to ten").
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: political area
content: China
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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.NU87968
label: catalog number
content: NU8768
label: accession number
content: 259584
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
label: Object Name
content: pu
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 59.5 mm x 39 mm x 1 mm; 2 11/32 in x 1 17/32 in x 1/32 in