#107357 - Huge Jiajing commemorative coin

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#107357: Huge Jiajing commemorative coin

Registered: 7-March-2007
Photos: 11
Comments: 67

Unearthed in Yunnan in 1997. The coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Shi Zong (1522-1567) to commemorate the opening of a mint in Dongchuanfu (东川府) which is now known as Huize County (会泽县).
The photo was taken from this very informative article: http://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/11/03/chinas-biggest-ancient...
Currently on display at the Huize County Lead and Zinc Mine Archives.

Upload Date: 13-January-2012

Views: 452

Keywords: Jiajing commemorative coin

Weight, g: 41500

Size, mm: 578

Mint: Dongchuanfu

Date: 1522-1567

Metal: АЕ

Author	Comment
dmsantos23 Registered: 7-March-2007 Photos: 11 Comments: 67	dmsantos23 » 13-January-2012 10:23pm Does anybody know where this commemorative 'coin' was published?

charm

Registered: 24-December-2002
Location: Russia
Photos: 11,543
Comments: 32,041

charm » 9-June-2017 8:15pm

Weight is not 415 g, but 41 500 g. Has been corrected.

Bgriff

Registered: 18-October-2007
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Photos: 1,502
Comments: 3,379

Bgriff » 9-June-2017 8:54pm

That's helpful to know Yunnan had at least one mint before the beginning of Wan Li. We could probably expect another in the capital.