Coin Item Number: Ed5.3358 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coin with round; rifled edge; denomination inside wreath, chrysanthemum top; dragon inside beaded circle, text around. Obverse has dragon with angled scales inside beaded circle; 50 sen bottom; dot, dai Nippon, dot; Meiji year, dot. Reverse has 50 sen (top to bottom) inside panduras and peony wreath, bow bottom; chrysanthemum top. Text reads right to left; Meiji Year 31.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 50 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1898
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3358
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- copper metal and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.21 cm, diameter 3.11 cm, weight 13.42 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 1898
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0036