Ancient Chinese coin found on Kenyan island by Field Museum expedition

Phys.Org ^ | 03-14-2014 | Provided by Field Museum

[Red Badger]

This Feb. 8, 2013 provided by The Field Museum in Chicago shows a rare, 600-year-old Chinese coin that scientists from Illinois discovered on the Kenyan island of Manda. The museum announced the discovery Wednesday, March 13, 2013, The coin is made of copper and silver and has a square hole in the center so it could be worn on a belt. Scientists say it was issued by Emperor Yongle of China who reigned from 1403-1425 during the Ming Dynasty. (Courtesy The Field Museum, John Weinstein)

The coin was found along with a receipt that said, "Laundry will be ready on Tuesday".......

[Red Badger]

ggg ping......

[massgopguy]

Heads, I win!

[edcoil]

Should not be a surprise.

http://www.nickscrusade.org/chinas-age-of-discovery-the-voyages-of-zheng-he/

China was everywhere except north america.

[Red Badger]

http://www.economist.com/node/5381851

[stormer]

Zheng He vs Columbus:

[Buckeye McFrog]

“...then we stopped headhunting because the Chinese were willing to hunt heads 20 hours a day for six cents an hour. So all the headhunting went offshore.”

[colorado tanker]

Interesting question whether this coin arrived by trade or by the Cheng Ho expedition itself. Thanks for the post!

[Red Badger]

The reason for the square hole was so it could be worn on a belt. This may be the world’s oldest example of money laundering...........

[mnehring]

They have some maps that pre-date Columbus that depicted North America so they made it here too.

[mnehring]

Pre-Colombus map from China.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uZtk_npJu94/Sw6EqhtenjI/AAAAAAAAA9g/7-J6RR3_3cg/s1600/1763-1418ChineseMap.jpg

[demshateGod]

Wasnt there pots found in California from China?

[Cowboy Bob]

There is a book name “1421: The Year China Discovered America.”

The timeline fits.

[Oberon]

This doesn’t prove squat about the Chinese being in Africa... it only proves that a Chinese coin was in Africa. Coins travel great distances from one hand to the next; it may have taken a hundred transactions for this coin to get from China to Africa.

[demshateGod]

Neat. Thanks for sharing. I guess they thought baja was an island. Perhaps it was back then.

[stormer]

http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/fou-sang-or-fusang-a-5th-century-chinese-colony-in-western-america/

[Red Badger]

I'd tend to agree with that statement.........

[edcoil]

I saw that but if you read my link it says it is a hoax.

[Mich Patriot]

Obama would spend this coin in a heartbeat.

[DManA]

That book is not generally accepted as factual.