Coin Item Number: Ed1.359 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, outer and inner rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters, crescent and dot on reverse. Sang p'yong t'ong bo top-bottom-right-left on obverse. Reverse has ho top (mintmark); 4 bottom (series); dot right; crescent left

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Ed1.359
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.47 cm, weight 3.54 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 1778 and 1806
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 v