Since 1616, the Edo or Tokugawa (shogunate) period, Japan was closed to foreigners, except the Chinese and the Dutch. The country then experienced a great period of stability and development. The cities extend and a middle class emerges with the merchants and large craftsmen. From the visit of Commodore Perry in 1854, Japan evolved very quickly. In ten years, Westerners intervened militarily to force Japan to open up to international trade. Finally, the last shogun Yoshinobu abdicated and Mutsuhito ascended the throne in 1867, it was the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), the modernization and transformation of Japan from a feudal nation to the second economic power on the planet..
LOUIS XVI Vingtième d’écu aux branches d’olivier 1782 Paris XF/AU
100.00 €
SPAIN Poids monétaire pour la pièce de 8 Réals - Philippe IV XF
80.00 €
Essai de 5 francs Barre 1853 G.2017.728 XF PCGS
1300.00 €
20 francs or Napoléon III, tête nue 1860 Paris F.531/18 MS64 NGC
500.00 €
ITALY - GRAND DUCHY OF TUSCANY - PETER-LEOPOLD I OF LORRAINE Francescone d’arg
100.00 €
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