Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1814

Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1814
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1814
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1814
Description (Brief):

One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Hojo Treasury Department, IL Kwang (Kongbo (IL Dynasty))

Description (Brief)

Korea, 1814

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 HO, character for Hojo Treasury Department, character for six at bottom, to the right is a crescent, to the left is the symbol for one.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: HO / IL / YUK(Translation: HO, character for Hojo Treasury Department, Six, One).

Date Made: 1814

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Korea

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.1852Catalog Number: 2017.0060.1852Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e709-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1837874

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