Japan, Sendai-Tsūhō, Provincial Iron Coin - 1784 to 1787 CE - Edo Japan

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Edo Japan
• Authority: Mutsu Province
• Date: 1784 - 1787 CE
• Denomination: Iron 1 sen
• Mint: Ishinomaki
• Type Number: Hartill 6.30 in David Hartill's "Early Japanese Coins"
• Obverse: 仙臺通寶 - Sen Dai Tsu Ho (Sendai Currency)
• Reverse: Blank
• Notes: An untimately unpopular type of coin, known for breaking easily and ripping holes in bags. The use of these coins was prohibited outside of the province of origin.

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