1600 JP Japan Cash Coin, One Mon,17Th-19Th Century.Bronze,KM 4.2 1 Mon Very Good

Japan Cash Coin, one Mon,17th-19th Century.Bronze,KM 4.2 OBVERSE: JAPANESE CHARACTERS WEIGHT RANGE: 2-3.5G SIZE RANGE: 23MM-25MM The 1 Mon Was The Lowest Denomination Issued By The Shoguns Of Japan. It Was Widely Used In Everyday Commerce. The 1 Mon Follows The Tradition Of The Chinese 1 Cash. It Is A Round Coin With A Square Hole And Four Characters On The Front. The Mon ( x 6587;, Mon?) Was A Currency Of Japan Until 1870. It Resembled And Was Derived From The Chinese Wen (Cf. Korean Mun). Coins Denominated In Mon Were Cast In Copper Or Iron And Circulated Alongside Silver And Gold Ingots Denominated In Shu, Bu And Ry x 14D;, The Mon Was The Basic Unit Of Japan's Copper Money, Regularly Used As Cash In Transactions Of Little Value. The Regular Evaluation Was 1 Gold Koban = 50-90 Momme Silver Or 4 Kan Copper Coinage, That Is 4000 Mon.