Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office, Korea, 1883

Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office, Korea, 1883
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office, Korea, 1883
Description (Brief):

One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office

Description (Brief)

Korea, 1883

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Four Chinese characters read top, bottom, right, left.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: SANG / P'YONG / T'ONG / BO (Translation: Always Even Currency)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Character for Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office at top, character for one at the bottom, denomination read right to left.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: KANG / IL / SANG / O (Translation: Sim Kanghwa Kwalliyong, Kanghwa Township Military Office, one, always, five).

Description (Brief)

General Information: Value five.

Date Made: 1883

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Korea

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

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Credit Line: Howard F. Bowker Family

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0116.087Catalog Number: 2017.0116.087Accession Number: 2017.0116

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1.3 mm x 32.5 mm; 1/16 in x 1 9/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-60b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1845138

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