Item number: A601

Year: AD 1887-1900

Material: Brass

Size: 24.1 x 24.0 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 3.2 g

Manufactured by: Unknown

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This coin is suspected to be a “Guangxu Tongbao,” but it is heavily damaged, making it difficult to discern the inscriptions on its surface.

It is a square-holed coin, with a square hole at the centre of the obverse side, where the four characters “Guangxu Tongbao” are faintly visible around the edges. The reverse side also has a square hole at the centre, with traces of Manchu script on either side, though they are illegible. Overall, the coin’s surface is uneven, with irregularities around the edges, and its finish is inconsistent.

The Guangxu Tongbao was a currency minted during the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. Initially, it was produced by the traditional method, but by the late 1880s, the production gradually shifted to machine minting. However, due to the initial challenges in meeting the demand for the new coins, both old and new versions of the currency circulated concurrently during the Guangxu period.

物件編號: A601

年代: 公元 1887-1900 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 24.1 x 24.0 x 1.1 mm

重量: 3.2 g

製造地: 不明

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這枚錢幣疑似為「光緒通寶」，整體而言錢幣受損嚴重，難以辨識幣面文字。

這是一枚方孔錢幣，該錢幣正面的中央有一方孔，幣面四周疑似有「光緒通寶」四字。錢幣反面的中央亦有一方孔，幣面兩側有滿文字樣，但無法判讀。整體而言，這枚錢幣表面參差不齊，外圍凹凸不平，且成色也不均勻。

光緒通寶是清代光緒皇帝時期鑄造的通貨，起初採用傳統的翻鑄法鑄造，於公元1880年代後期逐漸改為機器製造。但由於新式鑄幣一時難以滿足社會需求，故光緒時期存在新舊錢幣流通的現象。