Coin Sword
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) coin sword, Chien Lung
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, n.d.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Coin sword constructed of cash pieces strung together including several decorative dangling pieces.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Sword came in with information denoting it as a gift given to soldiers for their meritorious service. Coin swords were traditionally used as wards against evil spirits who inflicted illness, so the accompanying information may be incorrect.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
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: J. Watts de Peyster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.231800
label: catalog number
content: 231800
label: accession number
content: 43608
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin sword
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 572 mm x 105 mm x 3 mm; 22 17/32 in x 4 1/8 in x 1/8 in