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	Section 5: Money takes many shapes Previous Section | Main Menu | Next Section Unusual objects that function as money have existed all over the world. Some of these were easier to use than others. Whale tooth Bronze tempo coin   Velvet mark, silk mark   Three-legged coin Zappozap Yap stones were symbols of wealth   Jade coins were used as temple offerings Silver bar Shoe Money   Gambling tokens from Siam (now Thailand) Early 18th-century round Royal water jar and crab Money pouch Early-type oval Lozenge round Hexagon Fu-dog Oval with hole for stringing Rare double circle Rare diamond