800 Cash - Wang Mang Third reform

Obverse description	Spade-shaped bronze coin with a circular suspension hole at the top of the handle. The face bears four archaic Chinese seal-script characters arranged in two columns, reading from right to left: 布第百八 (Di Bu Ba Bai), denoting the denomination 'Graduate Spade, 800 cash.' A single vertical line divides the two columns of inscription across the body of the spade. The shoulders of the spade are squared, and the foot terminates in the characteristic bifurcated prongs of Wang Mang-era spade money. The casting is typical of the Xin dynasty monetary reforms, with raised characters set within a recessed field bounded by a raised border.
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Obverse lettering	布第百八 (Translation: Di Bu Ba Bai - Graduate spade / 800 (value))
Reverse description	Plain reverse field divided by a single raised vertical line running the full length of the spade body, from the shoulder down toward the foot. The surface is otherwise unadorned, showing the characteristic flat casting texture of Xin dynasty spade coinage. A raised border frames the perimeter of the reverse. The circular suspension hole is visible at the top of the shank, consistent with the obverse.
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