Japanese feudal domains 10 Monme, 1777

With additional print

Japanese feudal domains 10 Monme, 1777 obverse
Japanese feudal domains 10 Monme, 1777 reverse

Information:

Country Japanese feudal domains
Period Amagasaki Domain • Monme Silver / Monme-Gin / Ginme (1601-1874)
Currency Monme
Denomination 10 Monme
Type Local banknotes
Year 1777
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 192x81 mm

Obverse:

Japanese feudal domains 10 Monme, 1777
Chinese (traditional, seal script)

Obverse text

札 崎 尼 州 攝 含章 安永六丁酉歳 銀 拾 匁 崎尼 引替 役所 加改

Obverse symbol

Black print; red and black stamps; blue stripes. Full-length figure of Daikoku front-facing, standing on two rice bales, holding large bag to his back with left hand, surrounded by Takarazukushi auspicious items, on the top. Right-to-left Inscription in Chinese regular script, above. Vertical inscription in Chinese seal script in cartouche to the left. Vertical inscription in Chinese regular script in rectangle in the center, flanked by clouds. Seal Script in circle, lower center. Seigaiha waves motif at the bottom. Two horizontal blue stripes at the upper. Red oval seal on the top-left. Black circle seals at the center. Black square seal at bottom-right. Black square seal at bottom-left.

Reverse:

Image 1
Chinese (traditional, seal script)

Reverse symbol

Black ink; black and green stamps. Handwritten vertical inscription in Chinese running script. Black oval seal ar top-right. Green Fundō-shaped seal at middle-right.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1777 1777 + - - - - - -