Coin Item Number: Ed5.3363 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin; sun inside beaded circle; wreath outside; chrysanthemum between panduras leaves top; dragon inside beaded circle; text around. Obverse has dragon with angled scales inside beaded circle; 1 yen bottom; dot, dai Nippon, dot, Meiji year, dot around. Reverse has shaded sun with many rays inside beaded circle; chrysanthemum top, flanked by panduras leaves. Text reads right to left; Meiji Year 3.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 1 yen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1870
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3363
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- silver metal and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.11 in, diameter 1.5 in, weight 0.949 oz
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 1870
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0084