Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) sang p'yong t'ong bo coin, Hojo Treasury Department
- Korea, 1633 - 1891
- 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: Character for Hojo Treasury Department at top, character for Moon at the bottom from the Thousand Character Classic, character for seven to the left.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: HO / WOL (or yueh) / CHIL (Translation: Character for Hojo Treasury Department, Moon, Seven).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1633 - 1891
- Credit Line
- Howard F. Bowker Family
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.1 mm x 25.7 mm; 1/32 in x 1 in
- Object Name
- coin
