Summary
Alternate names: Spade Money; Charm
Flat handle, Chinese copper alloy coin with relief pattern of a goat on one side and dots on the other. This type of item could also be used as a good luck charm.
Pu money was often shaped like a traditional agricultural tool, such as a small shovel/spade.
Physical Description
Flat metal paddle shape with large rectangle section featuring a line drawing of a goat in motion on one, and a pattern of dots on the other, with a rounded handle at the end.
Obverse Description
Relief pattern of a goat in motion with Chinese character and an abstract pattern.
Reverse Description
Relief pattern of dots and a Chinese character.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Chinese characters on handle on both sides.
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Material
Copper
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Classification
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
159 mm (Width), 4 mm (Depth), 62 mm (Height), 215.671 g (Weight)
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