Live auction - fwo_340795 - JAPAN 5 Yen or an 3 1870
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| Estimate : | 1 400 € |
| Price : | 1 361 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 411 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 December 2014 17:41:18 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 5 Yen or an 3
Date: 1870
Quantity minted : 273000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,32 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire très agréable avec de beaux reliefs et un beau brillant. Quelques infimes traces de frottement vers la queue du dragon
Obverse
Obverse description : Légende circulaire et dragon dans un grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse description : Décor floral avec deux bannières de part et d’autre.
Commentary
Ce type est frappé en 1870 et 1871 au module 24 mm puis de 1872 à 1897 au module 22 mm.
Historical background
JAPAN
(Nineteenth century)
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..
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