Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) chia ching t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsung (Ming Dynasty)
- China, 1522 - 1566
- Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHIA / CHING / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Chia Ching period).
- Reverse Image: Orthodox script above and to the right of the hole.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: SHIH / YI / LIANG (Translation: Ten, one tael).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1522 - 1566
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 25 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- Object Name
- coin
