Title: Money and Authenticity
Series: Understanding Authenticity in China’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series
Format: Online over ZOOM
Speaker: Helen Wang, British Museum
Date: Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Time: 14:00 GMT
Organized by: University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
People often take money objects (coins, banknotes, etc) for granted – as long as they work, most people don’t look too closely. But they are carriers of all kinds of information. The designs represent the authority that issues them, the manufacture is often at the cutting edge of technology. This paper will give examples of these and of the importance of trust and expectation.
Talks will be held online via Zoom. To receive the link, please register here or by sending an email to Drs Chris Foster & Anke Hein at: understandingauthenticity@gmail.com
For more information, please visit the website here.
