Category:Chinese cash coins with flower hole

中文（臺灣）：花穿錢

Eight-pointed or sixteen-sided (hexadecagonal) holes in the middle of Chinese cash coins are called "flower holes", "chestnut holes" or "rosette holes", these holes were called so because of the fact that this hexadecagonal hole resembled the shape of a flower. If the shape of these holes were only hexagonal then they were referred to as "turtle shell holes", in some Western sources they may be called "star holes" because they resemble stars.

Media in category "Chinese cash coins with flower hole"

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China - wu zhu coin showing traces of production process.JPG 1,287 × 654; 147 KB
Da An Yuan Bao (大安元寶) - Scott Semans 02.jpg 302 × 308; 62 KB
Daan Yuanbao (Rosette) - Scott Semans.jpg 600 × 308; 28 KB
Duanping Tongbao - Scott Semans.jpg 1,535 × 786; 407 KB
Hong Wu Tong Bao (洪武通寶) - Scott Semans 10.jpg 608 × 1,160; 135 KB
Kai Yuan Tong Bao (Rosette) - Scott Semans 01.jpg 1,031 × 560; 181 KB
Kai Yuan Tong Bao (Rosette) - Scott Semans 02.jpg 1,066 × 574; 150 KB
Qian Yuan Zhong Bao (Rosette) - Scott Semans 01.jpg 952 × 501; 164 KB
Qian Yuan Zhong Bao (Rosette) - Scott Semans 02.jpg 952 × 490; 141 KB
Qiantong Yuanbao (Rosette) - Scott Semans.jpg 794 × 800; 101 KB
Qing Yuan Tong Bao - Scott Semans 01.jpg 800 × 800; 128 KB
Qing Yuan Tong Bao - Scott Semans 02.jpg 854 × 984; 128 KB
S234 SongNord ZhenZong (7992578802).jpg 3,752 × 1,896; 3.86 MB
S426 ShenZong YuanFeng 2 (8127904267).jpg 2,664 × 1,323; 1.87 MB
S485 Shu (7165767444).jpg 3,340 × 1,760; 2.94 MB
Tai Ping Bai Qian (Rosette) - Scott Semans.jpg 272 × 260; 17 KB
Xining Yuanbao (熙寧元寶) - 'Rosette' hole - National Museums Liverpool 01.jpg 500 × 278; 30 KB
Xining Yuanbao (熙寧元寶) - 'Rosette' hole - National Museums Liverpool 02.jpg 1,000 × 480; 159 KB
Zhi Bai Wu Zhu (Rosette) - Scott Semans.jpg 1,182 × 598; 180 KB