Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1857

Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1857
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1857
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Treasury Department, Korea, 1857
Description (Brief):

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

Description (Brief)

Korea, 1857

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 heavenly body to the bottom, character for ten to the left.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: HO / CHIN / SIP (Translation: HO, character for Hojo Treasury Department, Heavenly Body, Ten).

Date Made: 1857

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Korea

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.2165Catalog Number: 2017.0060.2165Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cf90-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1838207

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