Accession No
TEMP.02957
Description
Copper alloy circular 琉球通寶 coin with square hole in the middle. Obverse with four Chinese ideograms in seal script around hole, reading top to bottom, right to left '琉球通寶' (Ryūkyūtsūhō).
Place
Asia; East Asia; Japan
Period
?19th century ?1863
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy
Local Term
琉球通寶 Ryūkyūtsūhō
Measurements
38mm x 38mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Metal ringed label once attached to object by string reads: 'medal?'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Production / use)
Minted in year 3 of Bunkyū (1863) in Satsuma.
Event Date 1863
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy circular 琉球通寶 coin with square hole in the middle. Obverse with four Chinese ideograms in seal script around hole, reading top to bottom, right to left '琉球通寶' Ryūkyūtsūhō.
Event Date 19/8/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:318151
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