EDO PERIOD SILVER COINAGE

1736-1820 MAMEITAGIN ERA JAPAN SILVER COIN

This coins have silver content of 35 to 45%

Common name Silver Slug

SEAL STAMPED ON TOP AND REVERSE OF THIS COIN

Size coin 16x14x6 mm

Weight 7.82 Grams

Condition crude

Edo history

In the 17Th centaury bronze coins were minted

These had standard size and weight controlled by ruling Shogun

The shogunate government started to mint silver coins by tale

Such coins like Chogin ,silver slugs and mameitagin,bean shaped liver coins were measured by weight minted in Ginza mint

These coins were high standard as previous century coins were not standard and caused economic chaos.

Late 17th century the silver character mon was added, a unit of currency was added to the back of kan’ie tsuho coin and standard size was over seen by the Bakufu in the Kameido part of Edo