QI (Chi) Knife Money, China, 683 - 263 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date on coin
content: 683 - 263 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Qi (Chi) knife,
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 683 - 263 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal text with two lines on the handle.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: AN / YANG / CHIH / CHI (OR) PAO (OR) CH'UA / HUA (Translation: Lucky coin or precious coin or currency of An Yang, name of a place in the State of Ch'i.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Three lines, dot, and character.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: HUA (Translation: Thirty hua, issued in the 9th year (368 BCE) of Wei Wang of Ch'i)
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.32055.44
label: catalog number
content: 32055.44
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: knife money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 180 mm x 40 mm x 4 mm; 7 3/32 in x 1 9/16 in x 5/32 in