Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized 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. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo kiyan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Inner rim is uneven; flaws on the outer rim; raised fields on the reverse top and bottom.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Jiaqing Period (1796-1820)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.2 cm
Object Number
Edz2206