antique 1768-1769 Japan 4 Mon cash coin pendant Kanei Tsuho Tokyo Yokohama Kawasaki Fukuoka Kobe Osaka Sendai Saitama Hiroshima Sendai Chiba shogun

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1768-1769 Japan 4 Mon {Japanese Shogunate/military leadership} 28S
Características
front: Four kanji around square hole Lettering: 寛 寶 通 永 Translation: Kan’ei Tsūhō – Reign of Kanei (寛永通宝) back: 11 waves Talk about holding history in your hands – literally! This 1768-1769 Japan 4 Mon Square Hole Kanei Tsuho coin is 247 years old! It was cast in solid brass nearly two and a half centuries ago in what is now modern Tokyo, then called Edo (Yedo or Yeddo). These coins were issued by the most powerful warlord in the land, the de facto ruler of Japan, the Tokugawa Ieharu, the 10th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786. Think of all the hands this coin has passed through and how much history it has witnessed! demonetized (no longer in circulation) polished cast Brass coin with square hole diameter: 27.5 mm {LARGER THAN A USA 25 CENT QUARTER COIN} weight: 5 g +/-
Departamento es Unisex-adult
Peso
5.00 Pounds
Destacados
front: Four kanji around square hole Lettering: 寛 寶 通 永 Translation: Kan’ei Tsūhō – Reign of Kanei (寛永通宝) back: 11 waves, Talk about holding history in your hands – literally! This 1768-1769 Japan 4 Mon Square Hole Kanei Tsuho coin is 247 years old! It was cast in solid brass nearly two and a half centuries ago in what is now modern Tokyo, then called Edo (Yedo or Yeddo)., These coins were issued by the most powerful warlord in the land, the de facto ruler of Japan, the Tokugawa Ieharu, the 10th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786. Think of all the hands this coin has passed through and how much history it has witnessed!, demonetized (no longer in circulation) polished cast Brass coin with square hole, diameter: 27.5 mm {LARGER THAN A USA 25 CENT QUARTER COIN} weight: 5 g +/-