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JAPAN: Keio, 1865-1868, lead 200 mon (129.09g), Yonezawa, Dewa Province, VF

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JAPAN: Keio, 1865-1868, lead 200 mon (129.09g), Yonezawa, Dewa Province, VF
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JAPAN: Keio, 1865-1868, lead 200 mon (129.09g), Yonezawa, Dewa Province, H-6.38, JNDA-139.13, 47 x 53mm, sei san kyoko (Production Bureau) to right, ka / ni hyaku ("value 200 [mon]") above and below // san ju yon momme ("[weight of] 34 momme"), VF. These lead coins were minted in Yonezawa in Dewa Province, probably around 1866. At this time, the Samurai class found their occupation gone, and in many cases were in great distress. A society was formed under local government supervision to give them aid, and these coins were issued to them.