Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin
Physical description
Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 2 characters on reverse. Chongzhen tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; yi qian top-bottom (weight 1 qian) in Chinese characters on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; centre hole not square.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Ming Dynasty; Chongzhen Period (1628-1644)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
0.11 x 2.26 cm
Object Number
Edz2577