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English: Qin Dynasty military tally in the shape of a tiger, Shaanxi History Museum

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Bronze Tiger-shaped Tally
Qin Dynasty (221-207BC)
Excavated from Shanmenkou, southern suburbs of Xi'an City
Tally was one kind of special token used by emperor to transmit his order and to confer military power upon his ministers. It is comprised of two halves, the left and the right. The right half was kept in the imperial palace, while the left half was held by commander stationed outside. Only when both parts were fitted together, completing the inscription, would an officer accept the written order as valid.
中文（繁體）：陝西歷史博物館藏秦代杜虎符

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杜虎符
秦代 (公元前221年 - 前207年)
西安市南郊山門口出土
符，是古代朝廷用於傳達命令、調動軍隊的一種特殊憑證。通常作虎形，分為左右兩半，右半符留在京師，左半符頒發給屯駐在外的軍隊。需調兵時，由朝廷使者持右半符前往，軍隊長官將右半符與左半符驗合後，軍隊即按使者傳達的命令行動。
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