Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Ch'ongyungch'ong, General Military Office, Korea, 1678 - 1695
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Ch'ongyungch'ong, General Military Office, Korea, 1678 - 1695
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, General Military Office
- Korea, 1678 - 1695
- 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: Ch'ongyungch'ong, General Military Office at top, character from the Thousand Character Classic at the bottom.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: CH'ONG / CH'UK (Translation: Ch'ongyungch'ong, General Military Office, The Declining Afternoon Sun).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1678 - 1695
- place made
- Korea
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.5 mm x 29.2 mm; 1/16 in x 1 5/32 in
- ID Number
- 2017.0116.053
- catalog number
- 2017.0116.053
- accession number
- 2017.0116
- Credit Line
- Howard F. Bowker Family
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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