Coin
Object number2011.52.21
Date1979
OriginChina
MediumAluminum/Metal
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionChinese 2 fen coin.Dimensions0.813 x 0.813 in. (2.1 x 2.1 cm)InscriptionsObverse features the number "2" at the top, followed below by Chinese characters, beneath which is the date of minting, 1979.
The reverse features Chinese characters.
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.
Previous owner
Clarke M. Thomas
(1926 - 2009)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
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