Counterfeit Coin

About this object

History of use

Large sized circulating coin, value 500. Forgery for collectors; Yuan Dynasty; Zhizheng Period

Physical description

Round coin with a four-sided hole at the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and centre hole. One face has four Chinese characters, the reverse has five. Zhizheng zhibao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; reverse ji (local currency) top, wu qian (5 mace) left, quan chio (weight of silver) right.