Money

29-222-14D

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-222-14D
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Meiji
Date Made 1872-1882 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Onagadori Cockerel | Dragon
Inscription Language Japanese Language | Japanese Language
Description

A Japanese government issued 10 sen (十圓) note known as Meiji Tsuho (明治通寳) or "currency of the Meiji [period]". The obverse has two facing onagadori cockerels at the top and two facing dragons below. The middle section says 10 sen. The reverse has various birds and insects as well as a red stamp in the middle and a blue stamp at the top. The piece is faded.

Length 8.6 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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