Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ancient Chinese Coin in Africa
An expedition has unearthed a 600-year-old Chinese "Yongle Tongbao" coin on the Kenyan coastal island of Manda dating from Emperor Yongle's reign from 1403 to 1425 A.D., providing evidence of overseas trade between China and East Africa decades before European exploration began.
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