Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal size circulating coin. Nurachi united the Manchu tribes, and his descendants became the Qing emperors.
Narrative
Hetu-ala's name was changed in 1635, to Xingjing.
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 is without characters. Abkai fulingga han jiha (left-right-top-bottom) in Manchu script, meaning, money of the khan abkai fulingga are on the obverse.
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Materials
Date Made
Jin Dynasty; Tienming Period (1616-1625)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.7 cm
Object Number
Edz1856