Rectangular block of compressed tea

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Rectangular block of compressed tea
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rectangular block of compressed tea
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Rectangular block of compressed tea
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Rectangular block of compressed tea
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rectangular block of compressed tea, with Russian(?) inscription, used as currency, probably Russian, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639098
Materials:
tea
type:
currency bars