Coin Item Number: Ed5.3361 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, rifled edge; denomination centre, chrysanthemum top, spray of cherries right; denomination in circle, text around. Obverse has 50 in centre circle, Nippon kuni top, dots left, right, Showa year bottom. Reverse has 50 sen centre, chrysanthemum top, spray of cherries around right. Text reads right to left; Showa year 23
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 50 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1948
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3361
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.06 in, diameter 0.75 in, weight 0.099 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 1948
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0051