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 has four characters, and the reverse has four characters. Qianlong tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; reverse same as the obverse. Rim flaw; centre hole is not square.
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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 2.2 cm
Object Number
Edz2178