Shao Hsing Yuan Pao, China, 1131-1163
date: label: date made
content: 1131 - 1163
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) shao hsing yuan pao coin, Emperor Kao Tsung (Southern Sung Dynasty)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 1131 - 1163
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal script read top, right, bottom, left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: SHAO / HSING / YUAN / PAO (Translation: Original coin of the Shao Hsing period.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Crescent (nail mark) above hole, dot (star) below.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]] 紹興通寶 [[Transliteration]] SHAO / XING / YUAN / BAO [[Translation]] Currency of the Shao Xing Reign mint
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: Sebald, William J.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.66.13023
label: catalog number
content: 66.13023
label: accession number
content: 268682
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 27.5 mm; 1/32 in x 1 3/32 in