Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 100 mon coin (authenticity in question)
- Japan, 1848 - 1853
- Obverse Image: Four Kanji characters read from top to bottom.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: MORI / OKA / DO / YAMA (Translation: Morioka Copper Mine).
- Reverse Image: Three Kanji characters.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: TO / HYAKU / MON (Translation: A Hundred Mon).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1848 - 1853
- Credit Line
- Sebald, William
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 47.4 mm x 31.5 mm x 2.5 mm; 1 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 3/32 in
- Object Name
- coin
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