RRN - Items - MOA: Edz2721 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Edz2721 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. Xingchao tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; wu li top-bottom (5 li value) in Chinese characters on reverse. Outer rims damaged; crack bottom-left; pits.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin. Value 5 li

Item History

Made in China between 1647 and 1657
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: Edz2721
Type of Item: coin
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast, filed and darkened
Overall: height 0.15 cm, diameter 3.52 cm, weight 9.04 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: China

When

Creation Date: between 1647 and 1657
Collection Date: between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date: before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date: on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes: metalwork
Condition: fair
Accession Number: 0042/0039 m