Mil or wen from Hong Kong of Queen Victoria, 1863
Also known as: Mil of wen uit Hongkong van koningin Victoria, 1863
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Bronze coin. Obverse: around a circular central cutout four Chinese characters arranged crosswise, including a horizontal stroke [=one] on the right. Reverse: date around the central cutout.
Below, value indication: one mil, surmounted by the letters VR [=Victoria Regina]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4090; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.02 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.02 g · diameter 1,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,02 g
- Measurements
- diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.02 g
Design
- Obverse
- around a circular central cutout four Chinese characters arranged crosswise, including a horizontal stroke [=one] on the right.
- Reverse
- date around the central cutout. Below, value indication: one mil, surmounted by the letters VR [=Victoria Regina]. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Mil of wen uit Hongkong van koningin Victoria, 1863
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4090
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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