Coin
29-127-3059
From: Taiwan | Japan | Nagasaki
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-127-3059 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | Taiwan | Japan | Nagasaki |
| Manufacture Location | Nagasaki |
| Period | Southern Ming Dynasty |
| Date Made | Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Obv. 永曆通寶 Yong Li Tong Bao. Rev. Plain. Seal script. Attributed to Zheng Chenggong (鄭成功) who was known as Guo Xing Ye (國姓爺) which the Dutch pronounced as Koxinga. The coins he minted were most likely minted in Nagasaki, Japan and used throughout Taiwan which Koxinga ruled as the Kingdom of Tungning from 1661 - 1683 CE. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number | 794 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number |
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