Counterfeit Dollar, China, Formosa, 1235-1237
date: label: Date made
content: 1235-1237
label: date made
content: 1837
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) counterfeit dollar coin, Tao Kuang
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, Formosa, 1235-1237 (1837 counterfeit)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of the Genius of Longevity with four words on the breast, on left and right are seal characters with Buddhist Swastika.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: KU / P'ING / CH'I / ERH / HSU / WEN / YIN / PING / TAO / KUANG / NIEN / CHU (Translation: Seven Mace and two candereens, silver cake of the standard purity (or sycee) cast in the time of Tao Kuang.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Vase enclosed by four Manchu characters, above and below is Taiwanese transcript of the Chinese name for Formosa, where the coin was cast; two characters to the left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: ? ? / ? / KIYAKI / K'U (Translation: local name in Formosa, Treasury)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: Associated Place
content: Formosa
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of George B. Glover
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.32055.1235
label: catalog number
content: 32055.1235
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 41 mm; 1/32 in x 1 5/8 in