Coin Item Number: Edz4140 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters on reverse; huangdi tongbao top-bottom-right-left in Chinese characters on obverse; boo left in Manchu, zhe right in Chinese on reverse (mintmark); protrusion on outer rim bottom-right.

History Of Use

Circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz4140
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.15 cm, diameter 2.29 cm, weight 3.81 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
Zhejiang, China

When

Creation Date
between 1855 and 1861
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
0042/0008 i