Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz2656 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 2 characters on reverse. Chongzhen tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; boo yuwan left-right in Manchu script on reverse.
History Of Use
Forgery, for circulation?. Mixture of types--Ming Dynasty obverse with Qing Dynasty reverse
Item History
- Made in Beijing, Capital District, China ? between 1644 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
- Edz2656
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, darkened and filed
- Overall
- height 0.08 cm, diameter 2.07 cm, weight 1.34 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
- Beijing, Capital District, China ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0042/0063 qqqq