Altered Coin Item Number: Edz4000 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse. Wu zing da bu (top-bottom-right-left) in seal script Chinese characters on obverse. Reverse has 4 characters added- fulu shoujin (top-bottom-right-left) and 3 ornaments between. The characters mean happiness, prosperity, long life and gold.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Altered Coin
Identification Number
Edz4000
Type of Item
coin
Material
bronze metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.19 cm, diameter 2.78 cm, weight 4.79 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 574 and 576
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
0042/0019 h