Chinese "fake" banknote, issued for rituals, otherwise called "hell money"

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Chinese "fake" banknote, issued for rituals, otherwise called "hell money"

Subject

Funerary equipment; made of paper; in the form of bundle of hell money; white paper printed with multicoloured designs: on front image of Chinese man at right, man with stick followed by three children at left, "8000000000" in top left corner, Chinese characters in right corners; on back Chinese characters across top, "8000000000" in bottom left corner, "HELL BANK NOTE" in bottom right corner, image of buildings at centre; wrapped in plastic.

Creator

Singapore, South Asia, 2000s

Rights

© The Trustees of the British Museum, 278159001

Format

Paper money

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Singapore, South Asia, 2000s, “Chinese "fake" banknote, issued for rituals, otherwise called "hell money",” HAA Image Hosting, accessed November 10, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/306.

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