One (1) yung li t'ung pao coin, Yung Ming Wang, Prince of the Everlasting Ming (Ming Dynasty)
China, 1646-1659
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
Obverse Text: Romanization: YUNG / LI / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Yung Li period)
Reverse Image: Orthodox character above the hole.
Reverse Text: Romanization: TING (Translation: for Lo-ting, a departmental city of Kuang-tung)
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