Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Qi (Chi) knife,
- China, 683 - 263 BCE
- Obverse Image: Seal text with two lines on the handle.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: AN / YANG / CHIH / CHI (OR) PAO (OR) CH'UA / HUA (Translation: Lucky coin or precious coin or currency of An Yang, name of a place in the State of Ch'i.)
- Reverse Image: Three lines, dot, and character.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: HUA (Translation: Thirty hua, issued in the 9th year (368 BCE) of Wei Wang of Ch'i)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 19th century
- date on coin
- 683 - 263 BCE
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 180 mm x 40 mm x 4 mm; 7 3/32 in x 1 9/16 in x 5/32 in
- Object Name
- knife money
