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Object Number
991-12-60/14882
Display Title
Concave Coin
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Great Japan - dariben
Object Description
Concave coin. On concave (inner side) raised (in relief) decorative motifs. On outer side, Chinese characters around edge - and in English - "ONE YEN". <transliteration> ("Great Japan"). 4 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description
Coin, silver, hammered into concave shape, raised characters both sides
Classification
- Coin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Materials
Silver, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Chinese characters around outer side edge ("Great Japan"); English "ONE YEN"; 991-12-60/14882
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898-1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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