Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz2364 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
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. Xianfeng tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters on obverse; dung left in Manchu, dong right in Chinese (mintmark) on reverse. Extra metal on outer rim top, left; extra metal inside centre hole; rough surfaces.
History Of Use
Forgery for collectors. Earlier coins (Kangxi and before), used Chinese and Manchu mintmarks on the same coin.
Item History
- Made in Dongguan, Yunnan, China between 1851 and 1911
- 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
- Counterfeit Coin
- Identification Number
- Edz2364
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.7 cm, weight 6.95 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
- Dongguan, Yunnan, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1851 and 1911
- 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
- 0042/0009 h