(Nov 2, 2015)
|
Item Information
|
|---|
| |
|---|
| More info |
|---|
A SOLID CHUNK OF 8.6 GRAMS IN 99% FINE SILVER, NICELY TONED
THE INGOT IN THE 2ND PHOTO IS FOR SHOWING RELATIVE SIZE ONLY
THE SIZE IS 15 MM X 23 MM AND A SOLID CHUNK OF 8.6 GRAMS
OBVERSE – "Ginza" / "Jouze"
Cherry blossoms stamped around the edge
REVERSE – "ichibu gin" with the casting date below
The ichibu-gin (4 shu) silver pieces were minted between 1837 and 1858, toward the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan
Minted under Emperor Komei, the last of the Shogunate Imperial Rulers who ran the country using Samurai
|
|
| Do you know more info?
|
