Coin: shi wen money

Museum number:
9-11883
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011883
Accession number:
Acc.2970
Description:
Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.
Donor:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr. and Roberta Elliot Neustadter
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese and Republic Period of China (1912–1949)
Collector:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1911
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: shi wen money, accession number 9-11883, described as Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: shi wen money, accession number 9-11883, described as Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: shi wen money, accession number 9-11883, described as Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: shi wen money, accession number 9-11883, described as Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: shi wen money, accession number 9-11883, described as Coin, copper, China (Republic). Obverse: crossed flags, center; Chinese characters above and below. Reverse: Inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF CHINA' above two Chinese characters centered over wreath (denomination) and 'TEN CASH' below. Denomination: 10 Cash ND; 6.0 grams; good condition.

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