Fukoku Kyohei, Japan, 1867

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Fukoku Kyohei, Japan, 1867
Fukoku Kyohei, Japan, 1867

Object Details

Description (Brief)

One (1) fukoku kyohei coin,

Mito, Japan, 1867

Obverse Image: Four Seal characters read top, bottom, right, left.

Obverse Text: Romanization: FU / KOKU / KYO / HEI (Translation: Make rich the country, strengthen the army).

Reverse Image: Relief casting of a pouncing tiger with head facing left.

Reverse Text: N/A

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Howard F. Bowker Family

date made

1867

ID Number

2017.0116.281

catalog number

2017.0116.281

accession number

2017.0116

Object Name

coin

Physical Description

silver (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1.5 mm x 33.2 mm; 1/16 in x 1 5/16 in

place made

Japan: Ibaraki, Mito

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

East Asian Coins

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5ca3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1846281