Mametita-gin [=silver bean] of 2 bu of the Empire of Japan, from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries until 1865
Also known as: Mametita-gin [=zilveren boontje] van 2 bu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit de 17e, 18e en 19e eeuw tot 1865
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1600 - 1865
Silver oblong coin. Obverse: part of a formal inscription with era designation: Or: "God of Abundance" symbol with era designation on its belly. Reverse: Japanese characters.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4326; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 1.9 cm x width 1.5 x thickness 0.5 x weight 11.91 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 1.9 cm x width 1.5 x thickness 0.5 x weight 11.91 g lengte 1,9 cm x breedte 1,5 x dikte 0,5 x gewicht (eigenschap) 11,91 g
- Measurements
- length 1.9 cm x width 1.5 x thickness 0.5 x weight 11.91 g
Design
- Obverse
- part of a formal inscription with era designation: Or: "God of Abundance" symbol with era designation on its belly.
- Reverse
- Japanese characters.
Identification
- Original title
- Mametita-gin [=zilveren boontje] van 2 bu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit de 17e, 18e en 19e eeuw tot 1865
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4326
- Museum classification
- coin
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Catalogue references
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