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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: Si Zong (1628-1644)
Mint: Guizhou

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tai Zu (1368-1398)
Mint: Peking

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tai Zu (1368-1398)
Mint: Fuzhou

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zhu Yuan Zhang (1361-68) (After)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zhu Yuan Zhang (1361-68) (After)

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: Si Zong (1628-1644)

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: Si Zong (1628-1644)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

State: Qin

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tai Zu (1368-1398)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

State: Qin

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu Zong (1567-72)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Cheng Zu (1403-1424)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Xiao Zong (1488-1505)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Xi Zong (1621-1627)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zhu Yuan Zhang (1361-68)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Xi Zong (1621-1627)
Issuer: Board of Works
Mint: Board of Works

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tai Zu (1368-1398)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

State: Qin

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shen Zong (1573-1620)

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