Spade Money Item Number: Edz3849 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spade money coin with slightly raised lip around edge. The top is a slightly flaring rectangle with a hole punched at its centre, and this shape joins with two arms that form an overall slightly flared rectangular shape. There are two Chinese characters in seal script on the face, divided by a line at the centre: huo bu as read from right to left. Reverse has outer lip and centre dividing line only.
History Of Use
Large sized circulating coin
Item History
- Made in China between 14 and 22
- Collected between 1893 and 1911
- Owned by Colin Campbell Brown
- Owned by Hugh Campbell Brown before February 1, 1961
- Received from Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor) on February 1, 1961
What
- Name
- Spade Money
- Identification Number
- Edz3849
- Type of Item
- money
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and filed
- Overall
- height 5.8 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 0.2 cm, weight 15.31 g
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
- Received from
- Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- between 14 and 22
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0042/0026 cc