Coin Item Number: Edz2703 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 1 character on reverse. Yongli tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in regular-running script Chinese characters on obverse. Rim pits, flaws; extra metal in centre hole; bump on inner rim top on reverse; dot reverse bottom.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin value 2. Made in Japan for Zheng Jing, son of Zheng Chenggong, with title of Yongli, after Yongli's death. Using this title was anti-Qing propaganda.

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2703
Type of Item
coin
Material
iron metal ? and brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, filed and darkened
Overall
height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.77 cm, weight 4.21 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
Nagasaki, Japan

When

Creation Date
between 1666 and 1674
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 ff