Coin Item Number: Edz2338 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. Both sides have four characters. Xianfeng zhongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in the formal style of Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo su left-right (mintmark) in Manchu, and dang shi top, bottom (value 10), in Chinese are on the reverse. Extra metal is in the centre hole.
History Of Use
Large size circulating coin, value 10 cash coins. Higher value, due to inflation and military payments during Taiping uprising.
Item History
- Made in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China between 1851 and 1861
- 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
- Edz2338
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal and iron metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.236 cm, diameter 3.98 cm
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
- Suzhou, Jiangsu, 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0042/0031 pp