Coin Sword

29-130-167

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-130-167
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Guangxu
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Chinese Coin | Metal | String
Description

A coin sword made of coins from the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. The coins have 光緒通寶 Guang Xu Tong Bao on the obverse and Manchu characters on the reverse. The sword is tied together with red and green string. There are five coins hanging from the bottom of the sword and one coin from the Qianlong era attached to a red string which is attached to the hilt.

Length 45.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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