Coin Item Number: Ej484 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square centre hole, outer and inner rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, dot and crescents on reverse; gia long thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has 4 inward crescents at top, bottom, right and left, and a dot at right; extra metal in centre hole; slip in casting on reverse; both obverse and reverse have partial double rims.

History Of Use

Normal-sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Ej484
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal and iron metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.37 cm, weight 2.48 g

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 kk