Coin Item Number: Edz1881 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 one character at the top. Shunzhi tongbao (top bottom right left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; zhe (mint mark), in Chinese is on the reverse. Missing 3 mm. of rim at the top-left; two holes through the coin above and below the left character; thick coat of blackening; rim flaws.
History Of Use
Normal size circulating coin
Item History
- Made in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China between 1644 and 1652
- 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
- Edz1881
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.135 cm, diameter 2.505 cm, weight 3.05 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
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 and 1652
- 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
- 0042/0007 s