Description
| Detail | ●"Mameitagin" was a silver coin circulated during the Edo period (1601-1865). This Tenpo Mameitagin was minted for 21 years (1837-1858). There are plenty of design variations exit to this coin so collectors have more opportunity to find “the one” you love. Double-sided Daikoku in this era were usually minted around 3-7 grams, and it is extremely rare if it over 10 grams. When the Mameitagin sized over 10g normally refers to “Large Type” and it is rarely seen in the market especially in great presentation! Large type is differently a high rarity Mameitagin that attract many collectors!! ●"Double-sided Mameita-gin" Mameta-gin you see in a market mostly are Single-sided pieces. Since, the value of a silver coinage in Edo-period was in weight standards, so it is only necessary to have a hallmark on one side. Double-sided Daikoku was very special piece that issued commemoratively for a Shogun. The first work day of the year at the silver-mint, a craftsman mint a Double-sided piece with a first fire in the kiln. It was a gift piece for a Shogun, so most pieces found today are wrapped neatly in a cotton and keeping high preservation. Taoism beliefs had strongly related in the background in order to minting Double-sided Daikoku. All things can be categorized into Yin or Yang. To follow this key concept of "Balance" in Taoism, Mameita-gin was struct dies on obverse and reverse. Eventually, only one confirmed document mentioned about Double-sided Mameita-gin, so this is all what we know so far about why it was minted. It is the topic that merits further research. |
| Condition | MS |
| Year | 1837-1858 |
| Control Number/管理番号 | 001-0070 |
