Coin Item Number: Ed5.3318 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin, denomination inside wreath, sun and text top; dragon inside dotted circle, text around. Obverse has circular dragon in centre; 1/2 sen bottom; dot, dai Nippon, dot, Meiji year, dot outside beaded circle. Reverse has half sen (top to bottom) in centre; chrysanthemum top; text top reads 200 pieces equal 1 yen. Text reads right to left; Meiji Year 7.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 1/2 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1874
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3318
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.12 cm, diameter 2.21 cm, weight 3.39 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 1874
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0083