Coin-Like Token ? Item Number: Edz4202 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round; square hole in centre; inner and outer rims on one side; 2 characters on obverse; I bai in Chinese characters top-bottom, meaning one hundred on obverse; reverse is smooth.

History Of Use

Possibly used as a token or tally

Item History

What

Name
Coin-Like Token ?
Identification Number
Edz4202
Type of Item
token ?
Material
tin alloy metal ?
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.39 cm, weight 5.77 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
Malaysia ?

When

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
0042/0060 gg