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CHINA: Cash Coin Sword, VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Charms Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
CHINA: Cash Coin Sword, VF
SOLD
2,600.00USD+ (520.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Sep 17 @ 09:48UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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CHINA: Cash Coin Sword, made of approximately 40 coins and likely sewn together in the Min Guo (Republic) period in the 1920-40s; the blade of the sword is sound, as is the handle, a lovely example in excellent condition, VF. Coin swords were a form of talisman used in south China to ward off evil influences, especially those inducing fever. They were made by tying together 'cash' (the pidgin term for Chinese coins with a square hole in the middle) onto an iron rod. The coins in this sword are almost all from the Qian Long (1736-1795) to Dao Guang (1820-1850) period.