Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz4102 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 chartacters on obverse. Reverse has boo yun (mintmark) left-right, inverted crescent, bottom.

History Of Use

Forgery for circulation

Item History

What

Name
Counterfeit Coin
Identification Number
Edz4102
Type of Item
coin
Material
copper metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.09 cm, diameter 2.15 cm, weight 1.65 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
Yunnanfu, Yunnan, 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 kkkk