Coin Item Number: Ej392 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, square centre hole, outer and inner rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters on reverse; kien long thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has Chinese characters an nam right-left; extra metal in centre hole.
History Of Use
Chinese titles, but believed used in Vietnam; cast to pay Chinese troops which invaded Annam in 1789.
Item History
- Made in Annam (Vietnam) between 1736 and 1789
- 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
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ej392
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and filed
- Overall
- height 0.11 cm, diameter 2.44 cm, weight 3.04 g
Who
- Culture
- Vietnamese
- 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
- Annam (Vietnam)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1736 and 1789
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0042/0001 xxx