Aratame Sanbu Silver Coin
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Title
Aratame Sanbu Silver Coin
Subject
Numismatics
Description
During the Tokugawa Period, the coinage system recognized by the Tokugawa era Japanese Government was not standardized. As such, commodity trade and currency exchange with foreign coins also occurred. This coin is one example of the diversity of coins and monetary values present during the Tokugawa Period. This coin was originally a Mexican Silver Dollar but was repurposed as a Japanese coin. The kanji on this coin indicates that the coin was worth 'three bu,' presumably three times the amount of an ichibuban coin manufactured in Japan.
Creator
unknown
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Publisher
[no text]
Date
1856
Contributor
Japan Currency Museum
Rights
Wikimedia Commons
Relation
[no text]
Format
Silver
Language
Spanish and Japanese
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Kanji written on outer circumference of Mexican Silver Dollar
Coverage
1856-1912
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