Rectangular funerary money dyed with a yellow patch to represent gold. Stamped with a red square in the style of a seal at centre and coated with silver and gold tinfoil. The piece is decorated with a large 'shou' character, longevity, flanked by two Gods of Wealth at centre, a bat at top and the manufacturer's label at bottom, Chen's Village: Xiang Li. The four corners are inscribed with the Chinese characters 'fu, shou, kang, ning', which means happiness, longevity, health and peace. All the decoration is within a key fret border.
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