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Description (Brief):

One (1) shun chih t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsu(Ch'ing/Qing)

Description (Brief)

China, 1644-1662

Description (Brief)

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

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: SHUN / CHIH / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Shun Chih period.)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Orthodox script to the right of the hole and Manchu script to the left.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: YI / LI / FU (Translation: 1/1000 of a tael of silver, for Fu-Chou in the province of Fu-chien, where a mint was opened in 1649.)

Date Made: 1644 - 1662

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: Mendel Peterson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.NU81047.285Catalog Number: NU81047.285Accession Number: 253346

Object Name: coin

Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 26 mm; 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d98e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1829422

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Shun Chih T'ung Pao, China, 1644-1662