25 Ryō "Man'en Ōban" Noshime

Features

Issuer	Japan
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1861
Value	25 Ryō
Currency	Ryō (1595-1874)
Composition	Gold (.344) (63.9% silver)
Weight	112.40 g
Shape	Oval
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	5 September 1874
Number	N# 287358
References	C# 24a.2 William D. Craig. Coins of the World. Racine, Wisconsin, United States (3 volumes). , JNDA# 09-11 Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (publisher). 日本貨幣カタログ. Japan Numismatic Dealers Association, Tokyo, Japan (37 volumes). , JC# 02-11 Ujisato Hanyu (ed.), Clark Smith (ed.), Koryu Katagiri (ed.); 2021. The Standard Catalog of Japanese Coins. Zeus Coin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

Obverse

Vertical inscriptions of weight and signature written with black ink. Four circle seal 5-3 Paulownia in circle at top, bottom, left, and right.

Lettering:
拾
両
後
藤

Translation:
Ten
Ryō

Gotō

Reverse

Circle seal of 5-3 Paulownia at upper-center. Circle seal of 5-3 Paulownia in hexagon and circle, in the center. Circle seal of Kaō signature at lower-center. Three circle seals of Mint control character at lower-left.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Hiragana

Lettering:
　吉
き　宇

Comments

Unlike other Ōban, which are non-circulating coins, Man'en Ōban is set to be 25 Ryō of Man'en Koban.

Ōban

Tenshō (1588; Hishi, Naga, regular) / Keichō (1601; Sasagaki, regular, Meireki) / Genroku (1695) / Kyōhō (1725) / Tenpō (1838) / Man'en (1860; Taganeme, Noshime)

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1861)	9 491	$ 36 000	吉宇き	67%
ND (1861)			吉安大; mintage inc. above	0%

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Bullion value: USD 5543.77 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 1.243 oz

Current gold price: 4459.53 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 January 8 NYINC Platinum Session World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction - New York 3113 Lot 31222	8 Jan 2024	ND (1861) – 吉宇き	UNC (PCGS MS62)	USD 33 600.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Auction World Auction 10 Lot 293	13 Oct 2017	ND (1861) – 吉宇き	UNC	USD 18 755.91 (JPY 3 000 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Auction World Auction 7 Lot 507	21 Jan 2017	ND (1861) – 吉宇き	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 21 256.70 (JPY 3 400 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Auction World Auction 5 Lot 626	16 Jul 2016	ND (1861) – 吉宇き	AU	USD 18 755.91 (JPY 3 000 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Auction World Auction 18 Lot 296	19 Oct 2019	ND (1861) – 吉宇き	XF	USD 13 754.33 (JPY 2 200 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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