Altered Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin. Sides from two coins, rejoined
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 and the reverse have two characters, each reading boo ciowan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu. Uneven rims; file marks; rim flaws.
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Materials
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.1 cm
Object Number
Edz2180