This listing is for 1 mon bronze Kan'ei Tsūhō (寛永通寳) coin, minted by the Tokugawa Shogunate [1603–1868]. 

Size: 24 mm // 2.88 g 

Obverse:

     寛                kan
寳      通     hō          tsū
     永                 ei

Originally the reverse of the coin had no markings. After 1688, some coins feature the character 文 (bun), a reference to the Kanbun era (1661–1673).


"Tsūhō" (通寳) lit. means "circulating treasure" while "Kan'ei" (寛永) is a reference to the era in which this coin was originally designed and minted. The Kan'ei era lasted from 1624 through to 1644.



Please check the pictures to see the condition of the coin for yourself, sold as is. Feel free to message us with any questions :) 


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