5 sen of the Empire of Japan
Also known as: 5 sen van het keizerrijk Japan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1850 - c. 1900
Nickel coin. Obverse: sun. At the bottom value designation: 5 sen. Reverse: within a circle Japanese character. Also Japanese characters as legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4322A; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 4.68 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
- nickel (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2 cm x weight 4.68 g · diameter 2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,68 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 4.68 g
Design
- Obverse
- sun. At the bottom value designation: 5 sen.
- Reverse
- within a circle Japanese character. Also Japanese characters as legend. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 5 sen van het keizerrijk Japan
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4322A
- Museum classification
- vijf sen · coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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