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Bun sen of 1 mon from the Empire of Japan
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper coin. Obverse: within wide smooth edge around square cutout in the middle four crosswise placed characters with the meaning: kanei tsuho [= kanei period]. Reverse: within wide smooth edge at the top letter character. [ bun = cast from the Buddha image that was partially destroyed in an earthquake in 1662].
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBun sen van 1 mon uit het keizerrijk Japan. 1662 - 1672. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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