| Issuer | Qi, State of |
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| Year | 401 BC - 220 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | Knife money (401-220 BC) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 44.62 g |
| Diameter | 181 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Knife |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#4.5, FD#354 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms on the blade. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | 齊 之 法 化 (Translation: Qi Zhi Fa Hua Qi`s legal money) |
| Reverse description | One Chinese ideogram on the blade with three horizontal lines near the tip. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | 日 (Translation: Ri) |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5ar: 法昌 (Fa Chang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5b: 二 (Er; two) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5e: 七 (Qi; seven) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5h: 十 (Shi; ten) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5j: 工 (Gong) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5k: 上 (Shang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5o: 化 (Hua) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5s: 日 (Ri; a rectangle or circle) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.5y: 法 (Fa) - |
| Numisquare ID | 4934705390 |
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