Fan Tan Money
Game Money
Coin
7158
From: United States of America | China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 7158 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | United States of America | China |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 1890 |
| Section | Asian |
| Description | A mixture of Chinese and Korean coins, sixteen in total. There are five Korean coins with 常平通寶 Sangpyeong tongbo on the obverse. There are eleven coins from the Qing Dynasty. Five from the Kangxi period (康熙通寶), five from the Yongzheng period (雍正通寶), and one from the Qianlong period (乾隆通寶) period. These coins were part of the game "Fan tan." (番攤), a gambling game. They were used by Chinese living in America. |
| Credit Line | Deposited by R. Stewart Culin, 1890 |
| Other Number | ED829 - Museum Education Number |
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