Fan Tan Money
7158
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 7158 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 1890 |
| Section | Asian |
| Description | Mix of Chinese and Korean (常平通宝) coins with Chinese coins from the Kangxi (康熙通宝) and Yongzheng (雍正通宝) period (Qing Dynasty) most well represented. Used in "Fan tan." (番攤）gambling game. Used by the Chinese in America. Sixteen in total. |
| Credit Line | Deposited by R. Stewart Culin, 1890 |
| Other Number | ED829 - Museum Education Number |
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