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Object Number
991-12-60/15064C
Display Title
Five Round Copper Alloy Coins, All Different
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Set of five round coins: (a) worn with chip on edge, Chinese characters on both sides - one side in archaic script with small traces of patina; (b) same in size and with same archaic characters on one side but different Chinese characters from those of "a" on the other side, (c) slightly larger in size from "a" and "b", but contains same archaic characters on one side and those characters on coin "a" on the other side; (d) coin from KWANG-TUNG province (some English lettering) and of more recent date, Chinese characters on back; (e) smaller and more recently dated coin: worn on head side with English writing and Chinese characters on back. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a-b) 2.7 cm. (?) x 2.7 cm. (?); (c-d) 3 cm. (?) x 3 cm. (?); (e) 2 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Coin, copper alloy, Qing Dynasty, square perforation in center, worn
Classification
- Coin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 2.8 x 0.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
a-c: Chinese characters (archaic on one side); d-e: Chinese (one side) and Eng
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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