Counterfeit Coin

About this object

History of use

Forgery made for circulation

Physical description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, reverse dot and crescent. Zhouyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; crescent (top), dot (bottom) on reverse. Rounded corners of centre hole.