Coin Item Number: Ed5.3336 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coin with round, smooth edge; denomination top, bottom, chrysanthemum centre, design around; text vertical, text bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon (top to bottom) , Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum centre, ichi (1) top, sen bottom, wavy leaf design left, right. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 20.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 1 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1945
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3336
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- tin metal and zinc metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.17 cm, diameter 1.51 cm, weight 1.29 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 1945
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0044