Coin
About this object
History of use
Large sized circulating coin. Value 10 regular cash coins
Physical description
Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Hongwu tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; jing top (mintmark), shi right (value 10) in Chinese characters on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; scratches; rims rounded.
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Materials
Date Made
Ming Dynasty; Hongwu Period (1368-1398)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .3 cm x 4.5 cm
Object Number
Edz2465