Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hullyondogam, Military Training Command, Korea, 1857

Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hullyondogam, Military Training Command, Korea, 1857
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hullyondogam, Military Training Command, Korea, 1857
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hullyondogam, Military Training Command, Korea, 1857
Description (Brief):

One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Military Training Command

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: Hullyondogam, Military Training Command, character for four to the left, character for cash coin below.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: HUN / MUN / SA (Translation: Kumwiyong, Military Training Command, Cash Coin, Four).

Date Made: 1857

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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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.2439Catalog Number: 2017.0060.2439Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d3b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1838483

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