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RYUKYUS: Sho Tai, 1848-1879, AE 100 mon (20.25g), VF-EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Asia & Middle-East Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
RYUKYUS: Sho Tai, 1848-1879, AE 100 mon (20.25g), VF-EF
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jul 11 @ 14:33UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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RYUKYUS: Sho Tai, 1848-1879, AE 100 mon (20.25g), H-6.28, JNDA-138.1, VF to EF. These coins were minted in Ryukyu era year 2-3 (1862-63) by the Shimazu clan at Isonohama, near Kagoshima, the political center for Satsuma and also for the Ryukyu. Ryukyu traders and emissaries frequented the city, and a special Ryukyu embassy building was established there. The coins were originally intended for trade with the Ryukyu, but apparently were little used there. It is said that their production was a smokescreen to hide the production of illegal Tempo Tsuho value 100 coins.