Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Kaesong Kwalliyong Kaesong Township Military Office, Korea, 1816

Description (Brief):

One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Kaesong Township Military Office

Description (Brief)

Korea, 1816

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Four Chinese characters read top, bottom, right, left

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: SANG / P'YONG / T'ONG / BO (Translation: Always Even Currency)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Kaesong Kwalliyong Kaesong Township Military Office, circle to the left, character for ten to the bottom.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: KAE / SIP (Translation: Kaesong Kwalliyong Kaesong Township Military Office, Ten).

Date Made: 1816

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Korea

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.2522Catalog Number: 2017.0060.2522Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-0fb8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1838566

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