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2. Coin purse - Wikipedia

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   The purse-lid from the Sutton Hoo burial is a very elaborate, probably royal, metalwork cover for a (presumably) leather Anglo-Saxon purse of about 600 AD. In Europe they often showed social status based on the embroidery and quality of the bag. [3] In the 15th century, both men and women wore purses. [4] They were often finely embroidered or ...

3. Shell purse - Wikipedia

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   Shell purse made from a freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera shell. A shell purse is a type of coin purse that is made from whole or trimmed mollusk shells, especially from bivalve mollusc shells. These purses are of mainly novelty use and purchased as souvenirs of visits, etc. In the past, some were engraved or painted with floral or other ...

4. Wallet - Wikipedia

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   A trifold wallet with pockets for notes and cards, and a window to display an identification card. A wallet is a flat case or pouch, often used to carry small personal items such as physical currency, debit cards, and credit cards; identification documents such as driving licence, identification card, club card; photographs, transit pass, business cards and other paper or laminated cards.

5. Handbag - Wikipedia

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   Women's fashion from 1830, including a reticule handbag from France [8] Until the late 1700s, both men and women carried bags. [9] Early modern Europeans wore purses for one sole purpose: to carry coins. Purses were made of soft fabric or leather and were worn by men as often as ladies; the Scottish sporran is a survival of this custom. In the ...

6. Zhou dynasty coinage - Wikipedia

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   Spade money. The shape of spade money (Chinese: 布币; pinyin: bù bì) is similar to spade, an agricultural tool.The pronunciation of "spade" in Chinese is "bo" (Chinese: 镈; pinyin: bó), which is very close to "bu" (Chinese: 布; pinyin: bù), and it is where spade money derived its name.

7. Coinage shapes - Wikipedia

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   An example of such a coin with a fairly large hexagonal hole is a undated tin 1 cash coin, minted in the period 1550–1596, that circulated in the Banten Sultanate on Java and Sumatra . [56] Also, several tin 1 pitis coins with exceptionally large round holes, of which some were made in octagonal coins, were used in Jambi Sultanate on Northern ...