Cheng Te T'ung Pao, China, 1506-1522
date: label: date made
content: 1506 - 1522
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) cheng te t'ung pao coin, Emperor Wu Tsung (Ming Dynasty)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 1506 - 1522
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left; dragon and phoenix along the rim.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: CHENG / TE / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Cheng Te period.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Orthodox character above the hole.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: WEN
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]] 正德通寶 [[Transliteration]] ZHENG / DE / TONG / BAO [[Translation]] Currency of the Zheng De mint
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]] 文 [[Transliteration]] WEN
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
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content: NNC_Chinese_Coins_Transcription_Center
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.61.693
label: accession number
content: 1977.0796
label: catalog number
content: 77.61.693
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 32 mm; 1/32 in x 1 1/4 in