Coin Item Number: Edz2321 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, reverse 4 characters, with 4 characters incuse in rim. Xianfeng zhongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in more relaxed style Chinese characters on obverse; boo fu left-right (mintmark) in Manchu, er shi top, bottom (two-ten=value 20),yi liang ji zhong top-bottom-right-left in Chinese on reverse. File marks; rim pits; inner rim not filed.

History Of Use

Large size circulating coin, value 20 cash coins. Higher value, due to inflation and military payments during Taiping uprising.

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2321
Type of Item
coin
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.38 cm, diameter 4.72 cm, weight 40.14 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
Fuzhou, Fujian, China

When

Creation Date
between 1851 and 1861
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
0042/0023 q