Koban of the Empire of Japan from Emperor Kōmei from the Man'en era
Also known as: Koban van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Komei uit het Manen tijdperk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1860 - 1861
Gold elongated coin with rounded corners. Obverse: at the top and bottom ends a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles.
Reverse: in the center, a floral motif with authorization marks, without indication of the Man'en era. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4311; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 3.5 cm x width 2 cm x weight 3.37 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
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 3.5 cm x width 2 cm x weight 3.37 g · lengte 3,5 cm x breedte 2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,37 g
- Measurements
- length 3.5 cm x width 2 cm x weight 3.37 g
Design
- Obverse
- at the top and bottom ends a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles.
- Reverse
- in the center, a floral motif with authorization marks, without indication of the Man'en era.
Identification
- Original title
- Koban van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Komei uit het Manen tijdperk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4311
- Museum classification
- coin · koban
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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