Money
88-16-122.12
From: Japan | Osaka Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 88-16-122.12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Osaka Prefecture |
| Locus | Sakai |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1869 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | A prefectural gold note (府県札金札). This type of note is issued by a city or prefecture subordinate to the central Meiji government. This one is from Sakai prefecture (堺縣) which was part of present day Osaka prefecture. The denomination is one shu of gold (金壹朱). It dates to 1869 CE (明治己巳 Meiji Earth-Snake). |
| Length | 9 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1988 |
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