Japanese One Hundred Mon coin
Object No. 2009/21/1-30
Coin (1 of 74), One Hundred Mon (Tempo Tsuho), copper, Japan, Edo period, circulated 1835-1870
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Summary
Physical Description
100 Mon coin, plain edge, oblong shape, a square hole at center. OBVERSE; four characters (reads 'Tem po tsu ho') are divided into two sections by the square hole. REVERSE; two characters (reads ''to hyaku') above the square hole.
DIMENSIONS
Width
32 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
Known as the Tempo Tsuho, this oblong 100 Mon coin was the official coin of the Tokugawa Shogunate circulated in Japan, 1835-1870. Reference: Krause, Chester. 1996 Standard catalog of world coins, 23rd edition, Krause Publications Inc, Iola, Winconsin, USA, 1995, C7, p.1367/7
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
25 February 2009
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