Altered Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal size circulating coin. Portion of rim removed
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. Yongzheng tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo je left, right in Manchu (mintmark) are on the reverse. Dot on the reverse bottom-right; raised reverse fields; file marks; centre hole is not square.
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Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Yongzheng Period (1644 ?-1733)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 2.4 cm
Object Number
Edz2106