Huge Ancient Chinese Hand-Carved Light Green Jade Spade Money Amulet Pendant

This Antique Spade Money Talisman Pendant was hand-carved of natural light green jade. Two Ginseng symbols are carved on the front of the pendant. This is a one-of-a-kind pendant that promises to make a great gift for jade lovers or jade collectors. It is really a good investment. - Measures: 2.5 inches H x 1.75 inches W (64 mm x 44 mm) - Weight: 29.29 grams Jade is a lucky stone or the happiness stone. It’s also believed that jade stones have healing properties, especially green jade which is said to bring tranquility and calm to difficult situations. Spade money was an early form of Chinese currency shaped like a spade or weeding tool. It was used during the Zhou dynasty (1045–256 BCE) and the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BCE). Spade money was a derivative of agricultural tools, like knives and spades, that were bartered in ancient China.