Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) chia hsi t'ung pao coin, Emperor Li Tsung (Southern Sung Dynasty)
- China, 1237 - 1241
- Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHIA / HSI / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Chia Hsi period.)
- Reverse Image: Erh character for second year of the period below the hole.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: ERH (Transition: second)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1237 - 1241
- Credit Line
- Sebald, William J.
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 24.5 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- Object Name
- coin
