Coin Item Number: Ed5.3311 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, 3 characters on obverse, reverse has 4 characters raised, 1 incuse, border of raised lines enclosing flowers, vertical lined. Obverse has ichi bu gin top to bottom (1 bu silver). Reverse has tei top (incuse), joutei Ginza in 2 columns bottom (Made in Ginza). Location of flower which has 2 petals above instead of 1 determines the variety.
History Of Use
Circulating coin, value 1 bu gin (silver)
Item History
- Made in Tokyo, Japan between 1837 and 1854
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Ed5.3311
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- silver alloy metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and struck
- Overall
- height 0.29 cm, width 1.69 cm, weight 8.68 g
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Mantaro Miyamoto
- Received from
- Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tokyo, Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1837 and 1854
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0090