Coin

About this object

History of use

Normal sized circulating coin

Physical description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 1 character on reverse. Liyong tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; li right ( 1 li value) in Chinese characters on reverse. Heavy file marks; rim pits, depressions; inner rims smooth into characters; centre hole not square.