Counterfeit ? Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin
Physical description
Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Xianfeng tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters on obverse; boo yun left-right (mintmark) in Manchu on reverse. Character kung (work)? top, crescent bottom on reverse; obverse characters written poorly; rims not filed smooth; surfaces very rough.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Xianfeng Period (1851-1861)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.4 cm
Object Number
Edz2343