Coin Item Number: Edz2677 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, no writing on reverse. Yongli tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters. Rim pits, flaws; reverse fields smooth top, bottom; rough fields.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin. Value 2 regular cash coins

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2677
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.13 cm, diameter 2.74 cm, weight 4.67 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
Guilin, Guizhou, China ?

When

Creation Date
between 1646 and 1660
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
0042/0040 cc