Empire of Japan, bun sen of 1 mon
Also known as: Keizerrijk Japan, bun sen van 1 mon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1662 - 1672
Copper coin. Obverse: within a wide smooth rim around a central square hole, four characters placed crosswise meaning: kanei tsuho [= Kanei period]. Reverse: within a wide smooth rim, character at the top.
[ bun = cast from the Buddha statue that was partially destroyed in an earthquake in 1662]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4295; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight 2.56 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,56 g · diameter 2.4 cm x weight 2.56 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.4 cm x weight 2.56 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a wide smooth rim around a central square hole, four characters placed crosswise meaning: kanei tsuho [= Kanei period].
- Reverse
- within a wide smooth rim, character at the top. [ bun = cast from the Buddha statue that was partially destroyed in an earthquake in 1662].
Identification
- Original title
- Keizerrijk Japan, bun sen van 1 mon
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4295
- Museum classification
- coin · bun sen · mon
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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