3 Silver Monme Shiga, Mikawa

€340,792.00
IssuerJapan
Year1730
TypeLocal banknote
Value3 Monme
CurrencyMonme Silver / Monme-Gin / Ginme (1601-1874)
CompositionPaper (from mulberry tree bark)
Size
ShapeRectangular
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Obverse descriptionDeity of fortune and wealth `Daikokuten` on 2 sacks of rice on top, followed by multiple central text boxes with a large red seal stamp in center. Beneath an image of waves with 2 turtles, end a large government seal script text decorated on the sides by semicircular lines imitating the waves of the sea.
Reverse descriptionThree Hōju jewels in the center surrounded by the zodiac symbol Tori (`bird`) represented by two herons and floral decoration on top, follows by multiple text boxes with red seal in the middle. On the bottom stylized seal script and vertical text with blue stamp, decorated on both sides.
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Obverse lettering形手物産澤長
〇     〇
〇     〇
〇     〇
〇  銀  〇
〇  叁  〇
〇  匁  〇
〇     〇
〇     〇
〇     〇
   長
   澤
   〇
   所
Reverse lettering  組 内 河
享    應
保 〇以 〇
十 〇此 數
五 〇手 換
戌庚〇形 國
穐 〇引 産
初 也替 品

  所替引
  澤長
   産
   物
   會
   所
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Catalog ID3592652430
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