Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz2957 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, character on reverse. Zhouyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; zheng (bottom), Chinese character on reverse. Very flat surfaces.

History Of Use

Forgery made for circulation

Item History

What

Name
Counterfeit Coin
Identification Number
Edz2957
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal and iron metal ?
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.08 cm, diameter 2.3 cm, weight 1.88 g

Who

Culture
Chinese
Previous Owner
Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from
Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
China

When

Creation Date
between 955 and 1911
Collection Date
between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date
before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date
on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes
metalwork
Condition
fair
Accession Number
0042/0005 ff