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1 Bu 'Akita Sasa Ichibugin'
| Issuer | Kubota Domain |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#9, JNDA#09-77, DHJ#9.99 |
| Obverse description | Irregular rectangular flan with a border of raised bosses (pellets) arranged along all four sides, a characteristic feature of Akita domain coinage. Within a recessed rectangular inner frame set against a cross-hatched field, three large Chinese characters are arranged vertically in bold relief: 秋 (Akita) at the top, followed by 通宝 (Tsūhō, meaning 'circulating treasure') in the centre, and 山 (yama, mountain) at the foot, together reading 秋田通宝山, identifying the issuing domain and monetary authority. The raised characters display the vigorous, somewhat irregular style typical of hand-engraved Japanese domain coinage of the late Edo period. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Irregular rectangular flan with the same distinctive border of raised bosses along all four edges, mirroring the obverse. Within a recessed rectangular inner frame set against a cross-hatched ground, a stylised bamboo grass (sasa) spray is depicted in relief at the upper portion of the field, flanked on either side by a six-pointed star ornament — the sasa (笹) motif being the heraldic emblem of the Satake clan, lords of Kubota Domain, and lending this coinage its popular name 'Akita Sasa Ichibugin'. Below the sasa device, three Chinese characters are inscribed vertically in bold relief: 一 (ichi, one), 分 (bu, the denomination), and 銀 (gin, silver), reading together as 'One Bu Silver'. The composition and placement of the design elements reflect the hand-crafted, domain-specific monetary tradition of late Edo Japan. |
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