Money

29-222-14G

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-222-14G
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Meiji
Date Made 1869 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Turtle | Three Friends in Winter | Phoenix | Clouds
Inscription Language Japanese Language | Japanese Language
Description

A silver note from the Exchange Bank Tokyo Kawase Kaisha with two red seals and a black seal. The denomination is three monme, seven Fun, five rin (銀三匁七分五厘). The one side states that sixteen of these can be exchanged for one gold ryo (以此札拾六枚 換金札壹兩). It was issued by the Meiji government in 1869 CE.

Length 10 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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