RRN - Items - MOA: Ej506 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Ej506 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, Dot on reverse; tu duc thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has a dot at right-top; extra metal in centre hole.

History Of Use

Small-sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in Annam (Vietnam) between 1848 and 1883
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: Ej506
Type of Item: coin
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.2 cm, weight 1.77 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 1848 and 1883
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 bbb