New gold koban of the Empire of Japan from Emperor Ninko from the Tenpo era
Also known as: Nieuwe gouden koban van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Nin Kau uit het Tenpo tijdperk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1837
Gold oblong coin with rounded corners. Obverse: at the ends top and bottom a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles. Reverse: four characters, including an indication of the mint: Kyoto. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4303; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 5.9 cm x width 3.1 cm x weight 11.23 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 5,9 cm x breedte 3,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 11,23 g · length 5.9 cm x width 3.1 cm x weight 11.23 g
- Measurements
- length 5.9 cm x width 3.1 cm x weight 11.23 g
Design
- Obverse
- at the ends top and bottom a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles.
- Reverse
- four characters, including an indication of the mint: Kyoto.
Identification
- Original title
- Nieuwe gouden koban van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Nin Kau uit het Tenpo tijdperk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4303
- Museum classification
- koban · coin
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- Material
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