Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz1970 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Shunzhi tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; dung left in Manchu, dong right in Chinese (mintmark) are on the reverse. Dot at the top on the reverse ; uneven fields; holes through the coin on the left, left-bottom, and right-bottom in fields; irregular rim.
History Of Use
Forgery for circulation
Item History
- Made in Jinan, Shandong, China ? between 1660 and 1861
- 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
- Counterfeit Coin
- Identification Number
- Edz1970
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.059 cm, diameter 2.502 cm, weight 1.21 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
- Jinan, Shandong, China ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1660 and 1861
- 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
- 0042/0002 d