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; yang (mintmark), in Chinese is on the reverse. Metal is missing in the bottom rim obverse; scratches on the rim top, field top-right, and bottom-left obverse; scratches on the reverse top, left, and bottom.