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Gold

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Au and atomic number 79; soft, heavy, chemically inactive, yellow metal, considered as a precious metal since ancient times, and serving in many cultures as the basis of material trade values. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 5,271 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011021

Broader Terms used

<gold and gold alloy>

Term used for

Au

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Scent bottle

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Chatelaine

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Air Force

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Air Force

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Flying Corps

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Zloty

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alexander I (1815-25)
State: Poland

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Scots Regiment

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Cornwall Light Infantry

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British

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Pinches, John
London (Production place)

An image of Badge

Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: South Africa Medical Corps

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Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)
Mint: Delhi

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Farrukhi
Mint: Feroke

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1/2 Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Ali (1837-42)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

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1/2 Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-din Haider (1827-37)
Ruler: Suleyman Jah (With the title of)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wajid Ali (1847-56)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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Farooqui

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Patan

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud bin Muhammad (1351-)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan (1869-1911)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad
Mint: Hyderabad

An image of 5 Rupees (1/3rd Mohur)

5 Rupees (1/3rd Mohur)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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