Tea-brick used as currency; one side divided into eight sections each containing various Russian characters and the number 53, the other with two main shapes each with writing and motifs.

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Title

Tea-brick used as currency; one side divided into eight sections each containing various Russian characters and the number 53, the other with two main shapes each with writing and motifs.

Subject

Russian. Collected in 1910 in Outer Mongolia. British Museum

Description

moulded tea-leaf, 24.3x18.8x1.9 cm, 554 g

Inscription content: ТОРГОВЬІЙ ... (below anchors) ВЬІСОКІЙ
Inscription note: Torgovyi - in Ukraine. Visokiy - in Ukraine. These appear to be place names in Ukraine, but to be confirmed.

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teabrick 1.jpg

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“Tea-brick used as currency; one side divided into eight sections each containing various Russian characters and the number 53, the other with two main shapes each with writing and motifs.,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 15, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1320.

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