Ch'ung Cheng T'ung Pao, China, 1628 - 1642

Ch'ung Cheng T'ung Pao, China, 1628 - 1642
Ch'ung Cheng T'ung Pao, China, 1628 - 1642
Ch'ung Cheng T'ung Pao, China, 1628 - 1642
Description (Brief):

One (1) ch'ung cheng t'ung pao coin, Emperor Chuang Lieh Ti (Ming Dynasty)

Description (Brief)

China, 1628-1642

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: CH'UNG / CHENG / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Ch'ung Cheng Period)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Orthodox script above the hole.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: KUNG (Translation: Board of Works)

Date Made: 1628 - 1642

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, East Asian Coins

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Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.0507Catalog Number: 2017.0060.0507Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cd36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1832568

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