Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin. Issue of first Ming emperor before he was declared emperor.
Physical description
Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has one character. Dazhong tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; zhe top (mintmark), Chinese character on reverse. Inner rim very thin obverse; rim extends into field right-bottom; mintmark on reverse worn.
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Materials
Date Made
Ming Dynasty; Dazhong Period (1364-1367)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.4 cm
Object Number
Edz2414