Counterfeit Spade Money Item Number: Edz3848 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spade money coin that is a rectangular shape with a widening polygon that has a hole punched in it. There is a slightly raised lip around the edge. The face of the rectangular segment has four characters divided by a line at the centre and a slight cleave at the centre of the edge. Da bu (right side-top, bottom) huang qian (left side-top, bottom), meaning large spade, by authority 1,000, in seal script. The reverse is also divided in half, but has no characters.
History Of Use
Forgery for collectors
Item History
- Made in China between 14 and 1911
- 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
- Counterfeit Spade Money
- Identification Number
- Edz3848
- Type of Item
- money
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and filed
- Overall
- height 5.7 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 0.3 cm, weight 0.847 oz
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 1911
- 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 v