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 goi left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Heavy pitting on the outer rim; extra metal is inside the centre hole; left character on the obverse is partly doubled.