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Isshu gin = silver 1 shu from the Empire of Japan, from the Kaiei period
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Isshu gin = silver 1 shu from the Empire of Japan, from the Kaiei period

1846 - 1853 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Silver coin. Obverse: two flower motifs facing each other, between them value indication: 1, 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.

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Credit lineIsshu gin = zilveren 1 shu van het keizerrijk Japan, uit het Kaie tijdperk. 1846 - 1853. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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