Oban Coin

Dublin Core

Title

Oban Coin

Subject

Numismatics

Description

An Oban Coin from the Keicho Era within the Tokugawa Period in Japan.

Creator

unknown

Source

Possibly Toi Mine, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Publisher

Toi Gold Museum

Date

17th Century

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

Wikimedia Commons

Relation

[no text]

Format

Gold and Black ink

Language

Japanese

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Words and symbols written or stamped onto these coins indicate a variety of meanings including denomination, local origin, era and the Japanese Government seal.

Coverage

Tokugawa Period

Files

1024px-Keicho_Oban_1601-2.jpg
Date Added
May 21, 2015
Collection
From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins
Citation
unknown, “Oban Coin,” From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins , accessed March 29, 2024, https://tokugawatomeijicoins.omeka.net/items/show/2.