Coin Item Number: Ed5.3357 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, smooth edge, denomination bottom, chrysanthemum top, rice sprays; denomination over flower, text around. Obverse has ten partly over cherry blossom, Nippon Seifu (Japanese government) top, Showa year bottom. Reverse has rice sprays centre, chrysanthemum top, ten sen bottom. Text read right to left; Showa year 20.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 10 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
- Ed5.3357
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- aluminium metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.14 cm, diameter 2.2 cm, weight 1.0 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
- 0522/0012