Coin Item Number: Edz2740 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 1 character on reverse. Zhaowu tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters on obverse; gong bottom (mintmark) in Chinese characters on reverse. Multiple pits; centre hole not square; mint mark missing vertical stroke.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2740
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal and iron metal ?
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.11 cm, diameter 2.36 cm, weight 3.14 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
Yunnanfu, Yunnan, China

When

Creation Date
during 1678
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 c