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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: Xi Zong (1621-1627)
Mint: Yunnan

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)
Mint: Guangdong

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shi Zong (1723-1735)
Mint: Hangzhou

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Xuan Zong (1821-1850)
Issuer: Board of Revenue
Mint: Board of Revenue (West Branch)
Mint: Peking

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)
Mint: Tongguanshan

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)
Mint: Jiazhou
Mint: Leshan

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Si Zong (1628-1644)
Mint: Jiazhou
Mint: Leshan

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

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

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