1668-1683 1 Mon Japanese Coin - Kan'ei Tsuho Japanese Coin - Copper Coin - Beautiful Coin - Kanbun Era -

The Kan'ei Tsūhō was a Japanese mon coin in use from 1626 until 1868 during the Edo period. In 1636, the Kan'ei Tsūhō coin was introduced by the Tokugawa shogunate to standardise and maintain a sufficient supply of copper coinage, and it was the first government-minted copper coin in 700 years

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Issuer:    Japan 
Type:    Standard circulation coins
Years:    1668-1683
Value:    1 Mon
Currency:    Mon (683-1891)
Composition:    Copper
Weight:    3.47 g
Diameter:    24 mm
Thickness:    1 mm
Shape:    Round with a square hole
Technique:    Cast