TN-1

Heaven holds, two shu seal gold : Ten pou ni shu ban kin.
That is : Old two shu : Ko ni shu.
Ten (= Heaven), pou (= hold), ni (= two), shu (= an old Japanese monetary unit), ban (= seal), kin (= gold), Ko (= Old).
Edo period (AD 1603-1867).
Production era : AD 1832-1858.
Production place : Kinza, Edo (Tokyo).
Obverse : up : a pattern of a paulownia.
Obverse : Chinese character inscription : from up to down : Ni shu. Ni (= two), shu (= 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 298 / Silver 702.
1.7g.
13.0mm x 7.8mm.
VF.
Sold.

TN-2

Explanation is the same as above. But,
1.7g.
13.0mm x 7.5mm.
EF.
Sold.

TN-3

Explanation is the same as above. But,
1.7g.
13.9mm x 7.5mm.
EF.
Gaku en type : that is, all edge dots are visible.
Sold.

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