Shun Hsi Yuan Pao, China, 1174-1190

Description (Brief):

One (1) shun hsi yuan pao coin, Emperor Hsiao Tsung (Southern Sung Dynasty)

Description (Brief)

China, 1174 - 1190

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: SHUN / HSI / YUAN / PAO (Translation: Original coin of the Shun Hsi period.)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Shih Ssu character above the hole for the fourteenth year of the reign in which the coin was coined.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: SHIH / SSU (Translation: fourteenth)

Date Made: 1174 - 1190

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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Credit Line: Bequest of George B. Glover

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.32055.386Catalog Number: 32055.386Accession Number: 32055

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 24 mm; 1/32 in x 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e147-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1828228

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