Spade Money (Replica)
date: label: date made
content: ca 1940
notes: label: Description
content: This pendant is a replica modeled after Chinese spade money. One side of the spade says “victory”, and another says “Chiang” as in Chiang Kai-shek. The spade comes with its original red and white box. The spade is likely a commemorative made after the war with Japan and purchased by the donor’s father as a souvenir while he was stationed in Shanghai.
label: Description
content: Spade money originates from the Zhou dynasty, and the markings on the coin often describe where and who produced them. For more information about the history of Chinese spade money see blog this post: https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/call-spade-spade-or-coin?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OSayCanYouSee+%28O+Say+Can+You+See%3F-+National+Museum+of+American+History+Blog%29
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: Subject
content: Asian Americans
label: Subject
content: Chinese Americans
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0268.32
label: accession number
content: 2019.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0268.32
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pendant
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (2019.0268.32a material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard, textile (2019.0268.32b material)
label: Measurements
content: 2019.0268.32a: 4.14 cm x 2.42 cm x .28 cm; 1 5/8 in x 15/16 in x 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: 2019.0268.32b: 6.27 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.11 cm; 2 15/32 in x 1 23/32 in x 27/32 in