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Item number Edz2383 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Tongzhi tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; boo je left-right (mintmark) in Manchu on reverse. Extra metal in centre hole; rim pits; rough fields.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2383
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal and iron metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, filed and darkened
Overall
height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.2 cm, weight 3.56 g

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Who

Culture
Chinese
Previous Owner
Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from
Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

When

Creation Date
between 1862 and 1874
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
0042/0011 i
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