Altered Coin Item Number: Edz1966 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Shunzhi tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo yuwan left, right (mintmark), in Manchu are on the reverse. Rims are smoothed, giving an octagonal effect.
History Of Use
Normal size circulating coin. Portion of rim removed
Item History
- Made in Beijing, Capital District, China between 1644 and 1660
- Collected between 1893 and 1911
- Owned by Colin Campbell Brown
- Owned by Hugh Campbell Brown before February 1, 1961
- Received from Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor) on February 1, 1961
What
- Name
- Altered Coin
- Identification Number
- Edz1966
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, darkened and filed
- Overall
- height 0.105 cm, diameter 2.549 cm, weight 3.11843 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
- Beijing, Capital District, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 and 1660
- 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
- 0042/0002 oo