Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Board of Revenue, Treasury Department, Korea, 1633 - 1891
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Hojo Board of Revenue, Treasury Department, Korea, 1633 - 1891
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Hojo Board of Revenue, Treasury Department
- Korea, 1633 - 1891
- 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: Character for Hojo Board of Revenue, Treasury Department at top, 30th character from the Thousand Character Classic at the bottom, character for ten below, character for three.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: HO / SIP / SAM (Translation: Hojo Board of Revenue, Treasury Department, the Yin or female pitch pipes, ten, three).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1633 - 1891
- place made
- Korea
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 25 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- ID Number
- 2017.0116.115
- catalog number
- 2017.0116.115
- accession number
- 2017.0116
- Credit Line
- Howard F. Bowker Family
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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