Chih Tao Yuan Pao, China, 976 - 997
date: label: date made
content: 976 - 997
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) chih tao yuan pao coin, Emperor T'ai Tsung (Northern Sung Dynasty)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 976 - 997
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Script read top, right, left, bottom
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: CHIH / TAO / YUAN / PAO (Translation: Original Currency of the Chih Tao period.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Written in the orthodox, running hand, or the grass characters.
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]] 至道元寶 [[Transliteration]] ZHI / DAO / YUAN / PAO [[Translation]] Currency made during the Zhi Dao Period
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]] N/A
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0060.1587
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0060.1587
label: accession number
content: 2017.0060
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)