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Coin Item Number: Ed5.3288 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Rounded square, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse. Sendai tsuho top-bottom-right-left on obverse.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin. A local issue for Sendai, not used in other areas

Item History

Made in Sendai, Japan during 1784
Collected between 1893 and 1911
Owned by Colin Campbell Brown
Owned by Hugh Campbell Brown before February 1, 1961
Received from Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor) on February 1, 1961

What

Name: Coin
Identification Number: Ed5.3288
Type of Item: coin
Material: iron metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.19 cm, width 2.09 cm, weight 2.66 g

Who

Culture: Japanese
Previous Owner: Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from: Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in: Sendai, Japan

When

Creation Date: during 1784
Collection Date: between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date: before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date: on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes: metalwork
Condition: fair
Accession Number: 0042/0036 b