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1 Mon 'Hakodate-tsūhō' Bosen, octagonal hole
| Issuer | Hakodate Magistrate (箱館奉行) |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Round cast copper coin with a square central hole, surrounded by four Chinese characters arranged in the four cardinal positions around the aperture. Reading clockwise from the top: 箱 (Hako), 通 (tsū), 館 (date/kan), 寶 (hō/bō), forming the legend 箱館通寶 (Hakodate Tsūhō). The characters are rendered in a bold, slightly archaic clerical script typical of Edo-period cast coinage, set within a plain raised rim on both obverse and reverse. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (Kanji) |
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| Mintage | 1856: ND (1856) |
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