One (1) cheng te t'ung pao coin, Emperor Wu Tsung (Ming Dynasty)
China, 1506 - 1522
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
Obverse Text: Romanization: CHENG / TE / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Cheng Te period.)
Reverse Image: Orthodox characters above and below the hole, also on the right and the left.
Reverse Text: Romanization: WEN / FU / T'IEN / HSIA / T'AI / P'ING / ???? (Translation: ? / The empire at peace / the mailed horse brings Heaven's pardon)
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