One (1) shun chih t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsu(Ch'ing/Qing)
China, 1644-1662
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
Obverse Text: Romanization: SHUN / CHIH / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Shun Chih period.)
Reverse Image: Orthodox script to the right of the hole and Manchu script to the left.
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.)
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