KOREAN COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 477 



Silver coin (Sam j mi). Inscription, "Great Eastern Kingdom, two 

 mace." Disk of enamel in center of obverse. Debased silver, value 

 about 30 cents. 



Diiinieter, 1 iuch. 



Korea. 



Gift of W. A. Miiitzer, U. S. Navy. 



These coins are rare, liaviug been withdrawn from circnlatiou. 



Korean "cash" (Dang-o-juu). Coins made of an alloy of copper, tin, 

 and lead. Square hole in center as in Chinese coins. Reverse bears 

 four characters giving" name of coin, and the obverse the place where 

 it was made, the number of the furnace, and the value, about ^ of a 

 cent. 



Diameter, If inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130863 



Collccteil by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



This coin is unpopular, as it is badly made. This kind of money was first in- 

 troduced from China in 1884, and adopted by the Conservative party. 



Cash sword (Soe chun). Chinese cash, tied in shape of sword with 

 colored strings and decorated with silk fringe. 



Lenji'th, 20 inches. 



Korea. 130908 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



(Generally made by ladies and kept as curiosities. 



Medal (Buil don). Alloy of copper, lead, and brass. Cast. A wide 

 band of perforated designs of the long-life symbols, alike on either 

 side of the medal, surrounds a central circle containing on one si<le 

 the Chinese characters signifying " His Majesty; (may he live) ten 

 thousand years" and on the other " Wealth, official promotion, many 

 children." (3n either side are four national symbols. Square hole 

 in center. Pierced for susxJensiou. 



Diameter, 2] J^ inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1889. 130876 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Struck in the precincts of the palace at the times of the establishment of the 

 mint, which is not a permanent fixture of the Government. 



RECREATION AND AMUSEMENT. 



GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCK. AMUSEMENTS. 



Playing cards (T'ou-tjyen). Eighty-one long, narrow strips of oiled 

 paper, with suit signs in black. Eight suits: The man, ftsh, hawk, 

 pheasant, deer, steer, rabbit, and horse, the numerals running up 

 to nine and a general. PI. xxiv. Fig. 1, left side. 



Length, 8 inches; width, one-quarter of an inch. 



Seoul, Korea, 188.5. 77047 



Collected by Ensign .J. B. Bern.idou, U. S. Navy. 



Several varieties of cards, ditt'ering as to the number of suits, are played in 

 Korea. These cards resemble the lots used by Chinese gamblers to determine 

 lucl?. 



