RRN - Items - MOA: Ed1.375 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Ed1.375 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, rims inside and outside, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters and circle on reverse. Sang p'yong t'ong bo top-bottom-right-left on obverse. Reverse has chin (mintmark) top, 2 (value) bottom, and circle right

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin, value 2

Item History

Made in Seoul, Korea between 1742 and 1752
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: Ed1.375
Type of Item: coin
Material: bronze metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.15 cm, diameter 3.01 cm, weight 5.61 g

Who

Culture: Korean
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: Seoul, Korea

When

Creation Date: between 1742 and 1752
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 j