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 two characters. Kangxi tongbao (top-bottom right left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; guwang left in Manchu, guang right in Chinese (mintmark) are on the reverse. Reverse mould turned ninety degrees, left character at the top and right character at the bottom; holes in tge fields top-right, bottom-right, and bottom-left; rims are uneven.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Kangxi Period (1662 ?-1698)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .08 cm x 2.2 cm
Object Number
Edz2047