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1 Mon `Tenshōtsūhō` gold
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1587 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Cast gold coin of traditional East Asian cash-coin form, featuring a central square perforation surrounded by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaisho) disposed in cruciform arrangement around the aperture. Reading top-bottom, right-left in the classical manner: 天 (Ten) above, 通 (tsū) to the right, 寳 (hō) to the left, and 正 (shō) below, together forming the legend 天正通寳 — 'Currency of Tenshō.' The raised characters stand in bold relief against the flat inner field, framed by a slightly raised inner rim around the square hole and a plain outer rim. The surfaces display the characteristic texture of cast gold production, consistent with late Sengoku-period Japanese monetary practice under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse, devoid of inscriptions or decorative motifs, with a flat field exhibiting the rough, granular surface texture typical of cast gold coinage. The central square perforation is framed by a slightly raised inner rim, mirroring the obverse construction. The broad outer rim is unadorned and plain. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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