Coin Item Number: Ed5.3345 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coin with round, rifled edge; denomination top, bottom, chrysanthemum on wavy design; bird over sun, text around. Obverse has eagle, wings spread over sun, dai Nippon top, Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum on cloudy horizontal design centre, 5 sen top-bottom. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 16.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, worth 5 sen
Item History
- Made in Japan during 1941
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3345
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- aluminium metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.07 in, diameter 0.75 in, weight 0.042 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 1941
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0053