MJ-1

Bright reign, two bu seal gold : Mei ji ni bu ban kin.
That is : To me bu type.
Mei (= bright), ji (= reign), ni (= two), bu (= an old Japanese monetary unit), ban (= seal), kin (= gold).
Meiji period (AD 1868-1912).
Production era : AD 1868-1869.
Production place : Kaheishi, Osaka.
Obverse : up and down : a pattern of a paulownia.
Obverse : middle : Chinese character inscription : from right to left : Ni bu. Ni (= two), bu (= an old Japanese monetary unit). Edge-dots.
Reverse : Chinese character inscription : from up to down : Mitsu tsugu.
Mitsu tsugu is name of the Director of the Gold Mint Bureau. And his signature. Edge-dots.
Quality : Gold 223 / Silver 777.
2.9g.
19.0mm x 11.5mm.
VF.
Sold.
Another weighty opinion argues that this type of coin (Ni bu ban kin, To me bu type) was made in Kinza, Edo (Tokyo) from AD 1860 to AD 1869. I also approve of this opinion. But to avoid confusion, I have announced an old opinion.

MJ-2

Explanation is the same as above. But,
3.1g.
19.0mm x 11.5mm.
VF.
Sold.

MJ-3

Explanation is the same as above. But,
3.1g.
19.2mm x 11.9mm.
VF.
Sold.

MJ-4

Explanation is the same as above. But,
3.3g.
18.8mm x 11.2mm.
VF.
Sold.

Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp