One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Naval Office
Korea, 1752
Obverse Image: Four Chinese characters read top, bottom, right, left
Obverse Text: Romanization: SANG / P'YONG / T'ONG / BO (Translation: Always Even Currency)
Reverse Image: T'ongyong Naval Office, to the right is the character TANG, to the right is the character for five, thirteenth character of the Thousand Character Classic to bottom.
Reverse Text: Romanization: T'ONG / TANG / O / ? (Translation: T'ongyong Naval Office, Equal to, Five, Thirteenth character of the Thousand Character Classic).
General Information: Value Five
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