Authentic and original coin sword consisting of around 104 various cash of Emperor Qian Long (the superstition is that it is better for all the Chinese cash coins strung together in the coin-sword to have been produced during the reign of only a single Chinese emperor - Kangxi and Qian Long had the longer reigns of any Chinese Emperors and their coins were particularly popular in making coin swords). Most coins in this sword are various types of the Board of Revenue, but there are pieces of other mints there. The coins are F-VF+, there are many varieties, small and large. All elaborately put together with silk threads. The "blade" is a double row of coins around a metal rod. All authentic and original, the coins are 1736-1795, the sword itself dates to ca. mid-19th century. Very hard to find original item, not a modern reproduction. Large example, around 45 cm long. Intact and without repairs, though I think it is missing a pommel (if it originally existed, I am not sure if it did).
Coin-swords, or cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits and malicious influences, especially those inducing fever. These coin-swords are also often used in Taoist rituals. Coin-swords are considered an "evil-warding sword" (bì xié jiàn) in China. Coin-swords were also often used by overseas Chinese communities, such as those living in the United States or in Canada, during the 19th and early 20th centuries and merchants and individuals would often purchase cash coins to bring them to these overseas communities to make them into wedding gifts. Coin swords were commonly given to newlyweds to hang over the marriage bed as a means to insure bliss and harmony.
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 - 7 February 1799) was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1736 to 7 February 1795. On 8 February (the first day of that lunar year), he abdicated in favor of his son, the Jiaqing Emperor - a filial act in order not to reign longer than his grandfather, the illustrious Kangxi Emperor. Despite his retirement, however, he retained ultimate power until his death in 1799, making Qianlong the longest reigning Emperor in Chinese history.
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