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Cash (Chinese money)

Scope note

Denotes Chinese base-metal cast coins with a square hole in the center issued from the 7th to the 19th centuries. DOTY

This term has 2,998 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000192906

Broader Terms used

<Asian coins by denomination name>

Narrower Terms used

10 Cash
100 cash
1000 cash
2 Cash
20 Cash
3 cash
4 Cash
40 Cash
5 Cash
5 qian
50 cash
500 cash
large cash

Term used for

ch'ien
qian

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Xi'an

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Yunnan
Mint: Kunming

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sheng Zu (1662-1722)
Mint: Changsha

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Yanghe Garrison
Mint: Yanghe

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Nanchang

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Mint: Baoding

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Xi'an

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Mint: Lin'an

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zong (1723-1735)
Issuer: Board of Revenue
Mint: Board of Revenue
Mint: Peking

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zu (1644-1661)
Mint: Lin Qing
Mint: Linqing

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sheng Zu (1662-1722)
Issuer: Board of Works
Mint: Board of Works
Mint: Peking

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Issuer: Board of Revenue
Mint: Board of Revenue
Mint: Peking

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Li Zong (1224-1264)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Du Zong (1265-1274)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ren Zong (1022-1063)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shen Zong (1067-1085)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Xi Zong (1621-1627)
Mint: New Mint

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hui Zong (1100-1126)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zhe Zhong (1085-1100)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zong (1522-1567)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ying Zong (1063-1067)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ning Zong (1194-1224)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ying Zong (1063-1067)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Li Zong (1224-1264)

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