<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">blade currency</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31401107</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:50</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">blade currencies</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">blade money</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">currency blade</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">currency blades</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">exchange blades</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">knife currency</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Money that was used in parts of Africa into the 20th century, comprising unadorned copper and iron rods, bars, and blade-shaped pieces. The blades may resemble hatchets, axes, knives, hoes, swords, spearheads, arrows, or other items. Rather than value accorded by weight, these currencies are priced by length. ]]></dc:description></metadata>