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 one character to the right. Shunzhi tongbao (top bottom right left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; zhe (mint mark), in Chinese is on the reverse. Slightly uneven rim edge; triangular-shaped area on the reverse rim where the mould was not filled with metal.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Shunzhi Period (1644 ?-1650)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.4 cm
Object Number
Edz1868