Lily Root Money Público Deposited
The name given to a variety of Chinese metallic currency on account of its resemblance to the root of a lily cut in half. These pieces are described in detail by Ramsden, Chinese Early Barter and Uninscribed Money. 1912. (pp. 28-29).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)