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Ichi bu kin = gold ichi bu of the Empire of Japan of Emperor Nin kau from the Tenpo era

Also known as: Ichi bu kin = gouden ichi bu van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Nin kau uit het Tenpo tijdperk

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1830 - 1843

Gold rectangular coin. Obverse: two floral motifs facing each other, between which value indication: ichi = one, indicated by a horizontal line on the right, and on the left the character for bu. Reverse: characters placed one below the other within rectangle, with the character for the Tenpo era at upper right. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4304; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 21.6 cm x width 1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.83 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
length 21.6 cm x width 1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.83 g · lengte 21,6 cm x breedte 1 cm x dikte 0,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,83 g
Measurements
length 21.6 cm x width 1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.83 g

Design

Obverse
two floral motifs facing each other, between which value indication: ichi = one, indicated by a horizontal line on the right, and on the left the character for bu.
Reverse
characters placed one below the other within rectangle, with the character for the Tenpo era at upper right.

Identification

Original title
Ichi bu kin = gouden ichi bu van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Nin kau uit het Tenpo tijdperk
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-4304
Museum classification
ichi bu · coin

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