Counterfeit ? Coin
About this object
History of use
Small size circulating coin. Possibly contemporary counterfeit
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; jang left in Manchu, zhang right in Chinese (mintmark) are on the reverse. Holes in all fields; rim irregular at the top-right; very thin.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Kangxi Period (1681-1911 ?)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .069 cm x 2.6 cm
Object Number
Edz1990