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5 Monme
| Issuer | Niimi Domain (Japanese feudal domains) |
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| Year | 1730 |
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| Currency | Monme Silver / Monme-Gin / Ginme (1601-1874) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print with red and green overstamps on paper. The upper portion bears a vignette of Daikoku, the god of wealth, shown full-length facing half-left, standing atop two rice bales, holding the Uchide-no-kozuchi (magic mallet) in his right hand and clutching a large bag over his back with his left, the figure surrounded by Takarazukushi auspicious treasure motifs; decorative motifs occupy the lower register. A fundō-shaped (weight-form) green stamp appears at the top, with a red circular overstamp applied to the centre of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Black letterpress print. A pair of birds occupies the upper register, below which five Hōju sacred jewels are arranged. The centre of the note carries a vertical denomination inscription in Chinese regular script (kaisho), flanked on either side by vertical text in Chinese seal script (tensho). The lower register presents a turtle motif set within a Seigaiha (overlapping wave scales) border. |
| Reverse lettering | 銀 五 匁 (Translation: Silver five Monme) |
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