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 character representing the Board of Revenue.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: KUNG
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1621 - 1628
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 30 mm; 1/32 in x 1 3/16 in
- Object Name
- coin
