Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin
Physical description
Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Tongzhi tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; boo can left-right (mintmark) in Manchu on reverse. Irregular rim widths; edges of rims rough.
Categories
Materials
Tin metal?
Date Made
Qing Dynasty; Tongzhi Period (1862-1874)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .1 cm x 1.9 cm
Object Number
Edz2378