Coin

About this object

History of use

Normal size 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. Yongzheng tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo yun left, right in Manchu (mintmark) are on the reverse. Hole through the field left-top; centre hole is not square; many pits in the rims; extra metal is at the rim bottom-right; rim edge is uneven around this area.