Ming Knife Money, China, 481 - 255 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 481 - 255 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Ming knife,
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 481 - 255 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal text with three lines on the handle.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: MING (for the city of Ming)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Three Seal characters.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: TSO / SHANG (Translation: Left upper.)
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.32055.53
label: catalog number
content: 32055.53
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: knife money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 140 mm x 23 mm x 3 mm; 5 1/2 in x 29/32 in x 1/8 in