Coin Item Number: Ed5.3319 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin, denomination inside floral design, flower top, bottom; panduras leaves, text around. Obverse has panduras leaf design in centre, cherries left, right, dai Nippon top, Taisho year bottom. Reverse has 5 rin (top to bottom) inside double circle; peony top, bottom; leafy design around. Text reads right to left; Taisho Year 8.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 5 rin
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1919
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3319
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.12 cm, diameter 1.89 cm, weight 2.14 g
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Mantaro Miyamoto
- Received from
- Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1919
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0075