Sen of 100 mon from the Empire of Japan, from the Tenpō era
Also known as: Sen van 100 mon van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Tenpo tijdperk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1830 - 1843
Copper elongated oval coin. Obverse: in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters together indicating the Tenpō era, and below which also two characters.
Reverse: in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters and below which one character, together forming the denomination: 100 mon. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4302; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique casting; measurements length 4.7 cm x width 3.2 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 19.4 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Dimensions
- lengte 4,7 cm x breedte 3,2 cm x dikte 0,2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 19,4 g length 4.7 cm x width 3.2 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 19.4 g
- Measurements
- length 4.7 cm x width 3.2 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 19.4 g
Design
- Obverse
- in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters together indicating the Tenpō era, and below which also two characters.
- Reverse
- in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters and below which one character, together forming the denomination: 100 mon.
Identification
- Original title
- Sen van 100 mon van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Tenpo tijdperk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4302
- Museum classification
- sen · honderd mon · coin
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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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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