MEIJI DYNASTY MANEN NISHUBAN   GOLD COIN 1860

THIS COIN IS HIGHLY PRIZED BY WESTERN COLLECTORS AS IT IS SHAPED IN RECTANGULAR SHAPE

MIXTURE OF GOLD AND SILVER

PURE GOLD CONTENT GRAMS FINESSE APPRO  22.93 PERCENT

SILVER 76.73%

COIN WEIGHS .71 GRAMS

IMAGE IS OF EXACT COIN YOU WILL RECEIVE

COIN SIZE 11 X 7 X 1 MM

THIS TYPE OF COIN WAS FIRST MINTED IN JAPAN IN 1860 DURING THE MEIJI RESTORATION.

THE MEIJI RESTORATION OVER THREW THE ONCE POWERFUL SHOGUN WARLORDS.

THE RESTORATION PERIOD FLORISHED AS WESTERN IDEAS WERE ENHANCED AND THIS ALSO LED TO THE CANCELATION OF RECTANGULAR COINS AND ADOPTING ROUND COINS SIMILAR TO THE WEST.

THIS COIN REPRESENTS THE END OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE WAYS UNDER THE SHOGUNS