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. Flaw on the rim edge at the bottom-left; fields are uneven.