Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Kumwiyong, Court Guard Military Unit, Korea, 1752

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Court Guard Military Unit
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: Oyongch'ong, Special Army Unit at top, the fourth character from the Thousand Character Classic to the bottom.
Reverse Text: Romanization: KUM / ? (Translation: Kumwiyong, Court Guard Military Unit, Fourth character of the Thousand Character Classic).
General Information: Value Two
Location
Currently not on view
1752
ID Number
2017.0060.2393
catalog number
2017.0060.2393
accession number
2017.0060
Object Name
coin
Physical Description
copper (overall material)
place made
Korea
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East Asian Coins
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1838437
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-db81-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Sang P'yong T'ong Bo, Kumwiyong, Court Guard Military Unit, Korea, 1752
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