Physical Description:

copper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 mm x 23.5 mm; 1/32 in x 15/16 in

Object Name:

coin

Place made:

Korea

Date made:

1423

Description (Brief):

One (1) choson t'ong bo coin, Yi Do (Sejong Changhon, Yi Dynasty)

Korea, 1423

Obverse Image: Four Chinese characters read top, bottom, right, left; with short cap on BO character, read clockwise.

Obverse Text: Romanization: CHOSON / T'ONG / BO (Translation: Choson Currency)

Reverse Image: N/A

Reverse Text: N/A

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Peterson, Mendel

ID Number:

NU.NU81051.003

Catalog number:

NU81051.003

Accession number:

253091

See more items in:

Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

East Asian Coins

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1fce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1832981