coin;
charm
- Museum number
- 1984,0718.5
- Description
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Silver coin-shaped charm. (whole)
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Four-character inscription. (obverse)
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Four-character inscription. (reverse)
- Production date
- 20thC (?)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 34 millimetres
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Weight: 9.77 grammes
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of the inscriptions refers to Dou Yujun 窦禹鈞 (also known as Dou Yanshan 竇燕山 , whose name appears in the Thousand Character Classic《三字經》in the lines 竇燕山, 有義方。教五子,名俱揚), whose five sons all passed the imperial civil service exam.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1984
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1984,0718.5