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1 Mon 'Kan'eitsūhō' Old type
| Issuer | Tokugawa Shogunate |
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| Year | 1636-1656 |
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| Value | 1 Mon |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring four Chinese characters arranged in a cruciform pattern around a central square perforation, reading clockwise from top: 寛 (Kan), 通 (tsū), 永 (ei), 寶 (hō), together forming the legend 寛永通寶 (Kan'eitsūhō, meaning 'Currency of the Kan'ei Period'). The bold, raised characters are executed in regular script (kaisho) style and are set within a plain, flat field bounded by a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a broad outer rim. The overall design follows the established East Asian cast coin tradition. |
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| Obverse lettering | 寛 寶 通 永 (Translation: Currency of Kan`ē Period.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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