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fwo_684778 - JAPAN 1 Shu (Isshu Gin) N.D.

JAPAN 1 Shu (Isshu Gin) N.D.  AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2022)
Price : 50.00 €
Type : 1 Shu (Isshu Gin)
Date: (1832-1858)
Date: N.D.
Quantity minted : 159244800
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 880 ‰
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,95 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE EN JAPONAIS) 一 / 朱 / 銀.
Obverse description : Légende en colonne dans un cadre perlé.

Reverse


Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE EN JAPONAIS) 定 / 常銀 / 是座.
Reverse description : Légende en colonne dans un cadre perlé, avec une contremarque.

Commentary


Ces petits lingots monétiformes furent fabriqués en grande quantité. Cette monnaie aurait été frappée entre 1853 et 1865.
Lère Kaie est une des ères du règne de l’empereur Komei.

Historical background


JAPAN

(Nineteenth century)

Since 1616, the Edo or Tokugawa (shogunate) period, Japan was closed to foreigners, except the Chinese and the Dutch. The country then experienced a great period of stability and development. The cities extend and a middle class emerges with the merchants and large craftsmen. From the visit of Commodore Perry in 1854, Japan evolved very quickly. In ten years, Westerners intervened militarily to force Japan to open up to international trade. Finally, the last shogun Yoshinobu abdicated and Mutsuhito ascended the throne in 1867, it was the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), the modernization and transformation of Japan from a feudal nation to the second economic power on the planet..

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