fwo_356846 - JAPAN 2 Shu 1860-1869
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 140.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 140.00 €
Type : 2 Shu
Date: 1860-1869
Quantity minted : 25120000
Metal : electrum
Millesimal fineness : 229 ‰
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,58 g.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse description : Décor floral au-dessus d'une légende dans un grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse description : Légende et décor dans un grènetis.
Commentary
Ces petits lingots monétiformes furent fabriqués en grande quantité. Cette monnaie ont été frappée entre 1860 et 1869. Cette monnaie est faite d’un alliage constitué de 23% d’or et 77%.
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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