Guang Xu Tong Bao, Hubei, China, 1898
date: label: date made
content: 1898
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) guang xu tong bao pattern coin, Emperor GuangXu
label: Description (Brief)
content: Hubei, China, 1898
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Four orthodox characters read top, bottom, right, left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: GUANG / XU / TONG / BAO (Translation: Current treasure of Guang Xu)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two Manchu characters.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: BOO / YUWAN (Translation: Board of Works mint)
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Made by the Ferracute Machine Company.
label: Description
content: [[Obverse Text]] 光緒通寶 [[Transliteration]] GUANG / XU / T'UNG / PAO [[Translation - Can also be read at TONG / BAO]] Currency of the Guang Xu mint
label: Description
content: [[Reverse Text]] [[Transliteration]] Boo yuwan [[Translation]] - Board of Works mint
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China: Hubei
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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: Howard F. Bowker Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0116.450
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0116.450
label: accession number
content: 2017.0116
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 24 mm; 1/32 in x 15/16 in