Altered Coin

Large size circulating coin. Altered to a good luck design

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; boo ciowan left, right (mintmark), in Manchu are on the reverse. Centre hole is not square; reverse inner rim left has a scratch; small dot on the reverse top.