Spade Money, China, 400 - 340 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 400 - 340 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) spade money (pu coin)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 400 - 340 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: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Denomination: 2 chin; Metal: ae; Date: 400 - 340 BC; Origin: 400 - 340 BC
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
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: Bequest of George B. Glover
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.32055.3
label: catalog number
content: 32055.3
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 63.3 mm x 38.5 mm x 2 mm; 2 1/2 in x 1 17/32 in x 3/32 in