Coin Item Number: Edz2694 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 2 characters on reverse. Yongli tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters on obverse; er li top-bottom (2 li value) in Chinese characters on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; centre hole rounded rev, semi-square obverse; missing metal reverse bottom, partly on character; file marks.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin. Reverse characters refer to coin's value in silver

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2694
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.49 cm, weight 3.86 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
Kunming, Yunnan, China

When

Creation Date
between 1646 and 1660
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
0042/0040 vv