T'ien Ch'i T'ung Pao, China, 1621-1628
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) t'ien ch'i t'ung pao coin, Emperor Hsi Tsung (Ming Dynasty)
- China, 1621 - 1628
- Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left: value two.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: T'IEN / CH'I / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the T'ien Ch'i Period)
- Reverse Image: Orthodox script above the hole.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: SHIH / YI / LIANG (Translation: ten / one tael)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- 1621 - 1628
- ID Number
- NU.32055.713
- catalog number
- 32055.713
- accession number
- 32055
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 mm x 47.5 mm; 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in
- place made
- China
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1828537
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6e54-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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