Coin

About this object

History of use

Normal sized circulating coin

Physical 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. Daoguang tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo yun left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Hole through the field left-top; uneven outer rims; extra metal is inside the inner rim; rim pits.