Coin Item Number: Ej470 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse; gia long thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; dot from casting flaw on reverse; 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
- Ej470
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and filed
- Overall
- height 0.05 in, diameter 1.0 in, weight 0.148 oz
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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0042/0042 x