RRN - Items - MOA: Edz2769 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Edz2769 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 2 characters on reverse. Tianguo taiping (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; shengbao right-left in Chinese characters on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; extra metal in centre hole; large depressed areas in field, rim reverse.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in China between 1851 and 1865
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: Edz2769
Type of Item: coin
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: darkened, cast and filed
Overall: height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.44 cm, weight 3.26 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 1851 and 1865
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 m