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.