Spade Money, China, 300 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 300 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) spade money (pu coin), Chou Dynasty
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 300 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image:Seal script.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: TAO / YANG (Translation: Name of a place in SW Shantung)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Seal character to the right of spade.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: YU (Translation: right)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Denomination: Spade money; Metal: ae; Date: 300 BC; Origin: 300 BC; made in T'ao Yang
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: Sebald, William J.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.66.12763
label: catalog number
content: 66.12763
label: accession number
content: 268682
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 mm x 32 mm x .5 mm; 1 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1/32 in