Coin Item Number: Edz2494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 1 character on reverse. Wanli tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; gong top (mintmark) in Chinese characters on reverse. Rims rough, pitted; major flaws reverse, probably from broken mould; rim bent; extra metal in centre hole; small crack bottom-right inner rim

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2494
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.48 cm, weight 3.61 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
Beijing, Capital District, China

When

Creation Date
between 1573 and 1619
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
0042/0037 p