Gold Kobang (Koban) from the Empire of Japan with a Countermark Applied in or Shortly after 1690 by the VOC in Batavia in the Centre of the Obverse: Coat of Arms of Holland
Also known as: Japanese koban with a stamp (coat of arms of Holland) applied in Batavia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1690
Gold Japanese coin in the shape of an oval plate. Obverse: four countermarks applied in Japan and in the centre a countermark applied in Batavia, a coat of arms of Holland (lion rampant facing left).
Reverse: among others, round countermarks applied by merchants, in the centre a signature. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4285; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 7 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 17.7 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 7 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 17.7 g · lengte 7 cm x breedte 3,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 17,7 g
- Measurements
- length 7 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 17.7 g
Design
- Obverse
- four countermarks applied in Japan and in the centre a countermark applied in Batavia, a coat of arms of Holland (lion rampant facing left).
- Reverse
- among others, round countermarks applied by merchants, in the centre a signature. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Gouden kobang (koban) uit het keizerrijk Japan met op het midden van de voorzijde een in of kort na 1690 door de VOC in Batavia aangebrachte instempeling: wapenschild van Holland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4285
- Museum classification
- koban · coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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