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blade currency (African currency) (weapon currency, <money by form>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Money that was used in parts of Africa into the 20th century, comprising unadorned copper and iron rods, bars, and blade-shaped pieces. The blades may resemble hatchets, axes, knives, hoes, swords, spearheads, arrows, or other items. Rather than value accorded by weight, these currencies are priced by length.
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| blade currency (African currency) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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| blade currencies (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| blade money (African currency) (C,U,English,D,U,PN)
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| exchange blades (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| knife currency (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| currency blades (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| currency blade (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 刀形貨幣 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| dāo xíng huò bì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| dao xing huo bi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| tao hsing huo pi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mesgeld (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VK |
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Exchange Media (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ exchange media (objects) (G) |
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................ money (objects) (G) |
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.................... <money by form> (G) |
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........................ weapon currency (G) |
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............................ blade currency (African currency) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 刀刃形的金屬交易媒介，特別用於非洲中部。可為小斧、斧頭、刀、鋤頭、劍、矛頭、箭等形式，作為付款之用。 |
| Dutch ..... Metalen ruilmiddel in de vorm van bladen, vooral in Centraal-Afrika in gebruik. De bladen kunnen afkomstig zijn van hakmessen, bijlen, messen, hakken, zwaarden, speerpunten of pijlen, en als betaalmiddel worden gebruikt. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| blade currencies (African currency)............ |
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Kriger, Pride of Man (1999) 91, 98 |
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