Ichi bu gin = silver ichi bu of the Empire of Japan, from the Tenpō era
Also known as: Ichi bu gin = zilveren ichi bu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Tenpo tijdperk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1837
Silver rectangular coin. Obverse: within a rectangle four characters arranged above and next to each other. Decoration above. Reverse: within a rectangle eight characters arranged above and next to each other, including value designation, between which value designation: ichi = one, indicated by a horizontal stroke on the right, and on the left the character for bu with the mark for the Tenpō era.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4305; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.5 cm x width 1.5 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 10.17 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 2.5 cm x width 1.5 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 10.17 g lengte 2,5 cm x breedte 1,5 cm x dikte 0,2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 10,17 g
- Measurements
- length 2.5 cm x width 1.5 cm x thickness 0.2 cm x weight 10.17 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a rectangle four characters arranged above and next to each other. Decoration above.
- Reverse
- within a rectangle eight characters arranged above and next to each other, including value designation, between which value designation: ichi = one, indicated by a horizontal stroke on the right, and on the left the character for bu with the mark for the Tenpō era.
Identification
- Original title
- Ichi bu gin = zilveren ichi bu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Tenpo tijdperk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4305
- Museum classification
- 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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Research required
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