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Coin Item Number: Ej491 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square centre hole, outer and inner rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters on reverse; gia long thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has Chinese characters that van (7 cash) right-left; extra metal in centre hole.

History Of Use

Large-sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in Annam (Vietnam) between 1802 and 1819
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: Coin
Identification Number: Ej491
Type of Item: coin
Material: zinc metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.19 cm, diameter 2.42 cm, weight 3.07 g

Who

Culture: Vietnamese
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: Annam (Vietnam)

When

Creation Date: between 1802 and 1819
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: 0042/0042 qq