Isshu gin = silver 1 shu of the Empire of Japan, from the Kaei era
Also known as: Isshu gin = zilveren 1 shu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Kaie tijdperk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1846 - 1853
Silver coin. Obverse: two facing floral motifs, between which value designation: 1, indicated by a horizontal stroke on the right, and on the left the character for bu.
Reverse: within a rectangle characters arranged vertically with the mark for the Tenpō era in the upper right. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4310; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 1.5 cm x width 0.9 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 1.89 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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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 1,5 cm x breedte 0,9 cm x dikte 0,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,89 g length 1.5 cm x width 0.9 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 1.89 g
- Measurements
- length 1.5 cm x width 0.9 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 1.89 g
Design
- Obverse
- two facing floral motifs, between which value designation: 1, indicated by a horizontal stroke on the right, and on the left the character for bu.
- Reverse
- within a rectangle characters arranged vertically with the mark for the Tenpō era in the upper right.
Identification
- Original title
- Isshu gin = zilveren 1 shu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Kaie tijdperk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4310
- Museum classification
- coin
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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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