Coin Sword

29-130-169

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-130-169
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Qianlong
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Chinese Coin | Metal | String
Description

A coin sword made of coins from the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty. The coins have 乾隆通寶 Qian Long Tong Bao on the obverse and Manchu characters on the reverse. The sword is tied together with red and undyed string. The top portion of the sword is missing a number of coins and some are loose.

Length 56.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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