Tsuhou Coin

Dublin Core

Title

Tsuhou Coin

Subject

Numismatics

Description

This Tsuhou coin is a type of cast-copper coin minted in Japan and modeled from Chinese coinage of the times. Chinese coins also were used quite frequently throughout Japan during the Tokugawa era.

Creator

unknown

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Publisher

[no text]

Date

1606

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

Wikimedia Commons

Relation

[no text]

Format

Cast Copper

Language

Japanese

Type

Still Photo

Identifier

The kanji on this coin reads Keicho Tsuhou, indicating that this Tsuhou coin was minted during the Keicho era of the Tokugawa period.

Coverage

[no text]

Files

Keichou_Tsuuhou_coin.jpg
Date Added
May 21, 2015
Collection
From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins
Citation
unknown, “Tsuhou Coin,” From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins , accessed April 19, 2024, https://tokugawatomeijicoins.omeka.net/items/show/13.