Japan, Kubota Domain, City of Akita, 4 Momme 6 Bu Gin Silver Piece (Rare)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Japan
• Authority: City of Akita
• Date: 1862 - 1863 CE
• Denomination: 4 Monme 6 Bu Gin (95% silver)
• Mint: City of Akita
• Size: 66mm x 37mm, 17.23 grams
• Type Number: Hartill 9.91 in David Hartill's "Early Japanese Coins," the standard English language reference for Japanese coinage of the Edo period
• Obverse: 四匁六分 (4 Monme 6 Bu) - Stamped with 改 ("kai," or revised) on right side, and 裕 ("yu," or abundant) in seal script on the four corners
• Reverse: 裕 ("yu," or abundant) in seal script on the four corners, and 秋 ("aki," short for Akita) on the bottom left
• Notes: This thin silver bar was issued as currency in Kubota Domain, which is modern day Akita Prefacture in northern Japan. They were part of a complex monetary system that was used in the late Edo period. Like many other types of gold and silver currency from the period, their large and flat shape made them more portable and easier to stack.

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