2 Bu "Ansei Nibukin"

Features

Issuer Japan
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1856-1860
Value 2 Bu (½)
Currency Ryō (1595-1874)
Composition Gold (.203) (Au 20.3%, Ag 79.7%)
Weight 5.62 g
Size 24 mm
Shape Rectangular (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 July 1867
Number
N#
88798
References C# 21b,
William D. Craig; 1976. Coins of the World, 1750-1850 (3rd edition). Western Publishing, Racine, Wisconsin, United States.
DHJ# 8.30,
David Hartill; 2011. Early Japanese Coins. Authors OnLine, Gamlingay, England.
JNDA# 09-27,
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.
Fr# 20
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States.

Obverse

Kiri crests top and bottom, in the center the value

Lettering: 分 二

Translation: 2 Bu

Reverse

Characters for the Mint Official and his signature

Lettering:

Translation: Mitsutsugu

Mint

Kinza, Edo, modern-day Tokyo, Japan

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1856-1860)  7 103 200 $ 120 $ 130

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