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Mil or wen from Hong Kong of Queen Victoria, 1863
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Mil or wen from Hong Kong of Queen Victoria, 1863

1863 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bronze coin. Obverse: around round hole in the middle four crosswise placed Chinese characters, below right horizontal line [=one]. Reverse: around hole in the middle year. Below value indication: one mil, above the letters VR [=Victoria Regina]. Smooth edge.

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Credit lineMil of wen uit Hongkong van koningin Victoria, 1863. 1863. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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