Wu Hsing Ta Pu, China, 550 - 559
date: label: date made
content: 550 - 559
notes: label: Crowdsourcing
content: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) wu hsing ta pu coin, Emperor Wu Ti ( Northern Chou Dynasty)
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 550 - 559
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal script read top, bottom, left, right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: WU / HSING / TA / PU (Translation: Five elements large pu (coin) / Great Currency of the Five Elements).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description
content: [[obverse text]]五行大布 [[transliteration]] WU / XING / DA / BU
label: Description
content: [[reverst 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: 1988.0062.0294
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0062.0294
label: accession number
content: 1988.0062
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 26 mm; 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in