RRN - Items - MOA: Edz4238 - Coin-Like Charm

Coin-Like Charm Item Number: Edz4238 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 4 characters on reverse; 4 Chinese characters, meaning unknown on obverse; Dianxia taiping top-bottom-right-left in Chinese characters on reverse, meaning the empire at peace; fields decorated by circular punch marks.

History Of Use

A coin-like charm, which could have circulated

Item History

Made in China
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-Like Charm
Identification Number: Edz4238
Type of Item: charm
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.18 cm, diameter 1.96 cm, weight 3.15 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

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: 0042/0031 oo