GOLD / AR BAR / INGOT_____NISHU KIN______Samurai Period of Japan____LAST SHOGUNS

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2P263
FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
ONE UNIQUE & BEAUTIFUL SMALL GOLD / SILVER BAR / INGOT OF THE SAMURAI PERIOD / TIEMPO ERA OF JAPAN FROM 1832 – 1858 AD.
MINTED IN A GOLD / SILVER MIXTURE
NICE COLLECTABLE IN
HIGH GRADE
CONDITION
THIS AUCTION IS FOR ONE INGOT (AS SHOWN IN THE 1ST PHOTO). THE INGOT IN THE 2ND PHOTO IS FOR SHOWING RELATIVE SIZE ONLY.
THE SIZE IS 8 MM X 13 MM AND 1.6 GRAMS.
Krause World Coins Catalogs: KM-C18, Friedberg F-34
OBVERSE – Paulownia Flower (Chrysanthemum) in panel above 2 characters reading; "Ni-Shu 2-Shu", all in a border of pellets
REVERSE – Mark of Value and Mintmaster's name, all within a border of pellets
Each bar was individually hand-hammered in precious gold / silver between 1832 and 1858 - over 150 years ago.
This was the form of money for that era and was undated, but struck at Kinza, Edo. (Tokyo)
These small rectangular gold "coins" were the “pocket change” of Japan’s fierce Samurai warriors.
Minted during the time of the ruler Iyeoshi
In the distant past, those attempting to export these gold Samurai coins from Japan faced the ultimate penalty of death. This fact has made these gold / silver coins of the Samurai scarce and seldom seen outside Japan.
Called a Ni-Shu Ban Kin which means 2 Shu Gold Seal in Japanese.
This was perhaps the most colorful era of Japanese history, when fierce warlords and their samurai soldiers ruled feudal Japan. The last shogun was overthrown and power was returned to the emperor in 1869.
In 1869, the Japanese government imported modern minting equipment from Hong Kong and began striking round modern coins like the rest of the world.
From the Battle of Sekigahara in the year 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This period saw the flowering of urban culture, the building of great temples and shrines and a monetized commodity economy in Japan. The Samurai were the military nobility and were rewarded for their loyalty with land. These interesting rectangular coins were minted and used during the time of Japan's Shogun rulers.
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