Coin Item Number: Ed5.3343 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, smooth edge, holed; denomination left, right; chrysanthemum top; leaves bottom; divided into four parts; text top, bottom; half cherry blossoms left, right. Obverse has half cherry blossoms right, left; dai Nippon top; Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum top; panduras leaves bottom; five sen right, left; diagonal lines separating text reads right to left; Showa Year 13.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 5 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1938
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3343
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.06 in, diameter 0.75 in, weight 0.1 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 1938
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0010