Money

88-16-122.5

From: Japan | Osaka Prefecture | Osaka

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 88-16-122.5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Osaka Prefecture | Osaka
Period Meiji
Date Made 1869 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Inscription Language Japanese Language | Japanese Language
Description

Money slip (銭券). An Osaka Kawasekaisha note from the Exchange Bank Osaka Kawase Kaisha (大阪為替会社). The denomination is five hundred mon (銭五百文). It dates to 1869 CE (明治己巳 Meiji tsujinoto-mi Earth-Snake).

Length 9.8 cm
Width 3.6 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1988

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