Counterfeit Knife Money, China, 7 - 22
Counterfeit Knife Money, China, 7 - 22
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) counterfeit knife money, Interregnum of Wang Mang
- China, 7 - 22
- Obverse Image: Four Seal characters on the coin hilt and blade of the knife.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: YIH / TAO / P'ING / WU / CHIEN (Translation: One knife five thousand.)
- Reverse Image: N/A
- Reverse Text: N/A
- General Information: Value 5000 cash
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- knife money
- date made
- 19th century
- date on coin
- 7 - 22
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 75 mm x 28 mm x 24 mm; 2 15/16 in x 1 3/32 in x 15/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.32055.151
- catalog number
- 32055.151
- accession number
- 32055
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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