Copper alloy Pt of D. Uhlhorn, SE Asia, 1870. 1982.151.3

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1982.151.3

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 24

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Pt
  • Date: 1870

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1870
  • Material: Copper alloy

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Region: SE Asia
    • Locality: Vietnam

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ECHANTILLON DE D. UHLHORN

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 4 Chinese characters

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1982.151.3
  • Department: East Asian
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Era: Common Era

Notes

  • Possibly a sample produced in the attempt to obtain a minting contract; cf. James Sweeney, Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint, p. 67, Adv. 23 for a similar piece produced by Heaton

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States