Bell Cash (Chung Ch'ien)
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) bell cash (chung ch'ien)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, n.d.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: The bell cash or chung ch'ien comes from China. Cast in bronze, the bell contains two holes on one side with line and dot designs on both sides. No tongues for ringing thus thought to be used mostly for currency.
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's
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.38.112
label: catalog number
content: 77.38.112
label: accession number
content: 1977.1211
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bell
label: Object Name
content: bell
label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: Bell; Asia; China
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: green, gray, light brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cast (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.45 cm x 3.28 cm; 1 11/32 in x 1 9/32 in