Coin Item Number: Edz4103 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 2 characters on reverse. Daoguang dongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse. Reverse has boo kiyan (mintmark) left-right, circle top.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz4103
Type of Item
coin
Material
iron metal and copper metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.05 in, diameter 1.0 in, weight 0.136 oz

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
Guiyang, Guizhou, China

When

Creation Date
between 1821 and 1850
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 ee