Coin Item Number: Edz2208 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 two characters. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo u left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Crescent on the top-left reverse; hole into the outer rim bottom-left on the obverse; centre hole is not square; raised fields on the reverse top; outer rim is of uneven width on the reverse.
History Of Use
Normal sized circulating coin
Item History
- Made in Wuchang, Hubei, China between 1796 and 1820
- 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
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
- Wuchang, Hubei, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1796 and 1820
- 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
- 0042/0014 gg