Spade Money, Chines, 400 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 400 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) hollow-handle spade money (Pu coin), Zhou Kingdom
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 400 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal character with three perpendicular lines.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: HOU (Translation: Marquis)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Three perpendicular lines.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Spade, hollow handle; type II of Wang.
place: label: place made
content: China
label: country
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
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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.32055.24
label: catalog number
content: 32055.24
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
label: Object Name
content: pu
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 95.5 mm x 50.9 mm; 3 3/4 in x 2 in