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Ichi bu kin = gold ichi bu from the Empire of Japan of Emperor Ninkō from the Tenpo period
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Ichi bu kin = gold ichi bu from the Empire of Japan of Emperor Ninkō from the Tenpo period

1830 - 1843 · striking (metalworking); gold (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Gold rectangular coin. Obverse: two flower motifs facing each other, between them value indication: ichi = one, indicated by a horizontal line right and left the letter sign for bu. Reverse: within rectangle characters placed one below the other with top right the sign for the Tenpo period.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineIchi bu kin = gouden ichi bu van het keizerrijk Japan van keizer Nin kau uit het Tenpo tijdperk. 1830 - 1843. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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