Description: 1835 - 1869 100 Mon (Tempo Tsuho) Japanese Shogunate Period Coin. Common Good-luck Charm or Temple Offering In Japan. Historical Samurai Era Inflation Coin Tenpō Tsūhō By Seller Circulated Condition Item Description About this item Depicts inscription "Tenpō" (天保) a reference to the era this coin was designed in, and "Tsūhō" (通寳) which means "circulating treasure" or currency. This coin circulated until 1954, where the value was paltry 8 rin or 8/1000 of a yen The coin is large bigger than Kennedy 50 cent piece To the horror of Japanese populace this coin had a value of 100 Mon, while the content of copper was worth about 5 and a half Mon. Mon was a typical common circulating coin in feudal japan based on imported Chinese currency, which was valuable due to its copper content. This coin caused inflation and poverty in common Japanese folk because issuing this coin allowed the government to cover its debt and buy up gold and silver, pay its government workers less in real terms. Tenpō Tsūhō continued to be produced for the duration of the Edo period. Despite this the actual market value of the Tenpō Tsūhō was significantly lower than its face value and was estimated only at 80 mon during the end of the Bakumatsu in 1869, while the coin had become the most commonly circulated mon denomination; accounting for 65% of all mons circulating at the time. Payment
Price: 55 USD
Location: Clifton, Virginia
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year: 1835
PackageDimensions: 3.54,2.99,0.39
denomination unit: Tenpō Tsūhō
country of origin: Japan
total eaches: 50
weight: 1.13 ounces
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
metal type: Copper
Certification: Uncertified
