Description
Country or authority: Japan
Year or date range: 1832–1858 (Tenpō)
Denomination: 2 Shu (1/8 Ryō)
Composition: Gold
Ruler or portrait: Ninkō
Weight g: 1.68
Mint or mintmark: Edo (Kinza), attributed by type
Catalogue references: C#18; JNDA 09-43
Obverse description: Paulownia crest within a fan-shaped enclosure above the vertical denomination 二朱, meaning two shu; beaded border.
Reverse description: Cursive 光次 (Mitsutsugu) above a large stylised signature, within a beaded border. Small incuse mark at upper right, its reading uncertain.
