Coin Item Number: Edz4089 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, character on reverse. Xingchao dongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse. Reverse has gong (board of works) in Chinese characters bottom.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin, value 2

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz4089
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.82 cm, weight 4.62 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
Yunnan, China ? or Guizhou, 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
good
Accession Number
0042/0073 mmm