Coin Item Number: Ej147 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Ovoid, bird with character and decorations, reverse flat. Hamza bird facing left, Chinese character chi above, decorative lines around. Surfaces appear to have been washed with silver, almost worn off on reverse.

History Of Use

Circulating coin value 2 pe or 1/2 fuang.

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Ej147
Type of Item
coin
Material
bronze metal
Manufacturing Technique
struck and washed
Overall
height 0.16 cm, diameter 1.46 cm, weight 1.31 g

Who

Culture
Kymer
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
Battambang, Cambodia

When

Creation Date
between 1650 and 1850
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
0042/0030 ll