SILVER BAR/INGOTICHIBU GIN_Samurai Period of JapanSHOGUNSCherry Blossoms

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2Q113FRASCATIUS ANCIENTSONE UNIQUE & BEAUTIFUL ICHIBU-GIN SILVER BAR / INGOT OF THE SAMURAI PERIOD OF JAPAN FROM 1837 - 1858 AD.A SOLID CHUNK OF 8.6 GRAMS IN 99% FINE SILVER, NICELY TONEDNICE COLLECTABLE IN HIGH GRADE CONDITIONTHIS AUCTION IS FOR ONE INGOT (AS SHOWN IN THE 1ST PHOTO). THE INGOT IN THE 2ND PHOTO IS FOR SHOWING RELATIVE SIZE ONLY.THE SIZE IS 15 MM X 23 MM AND A SOLID CHUNK OF 8.6 GRAMS.Ginza Mint. C-16a.OBVERSE - "Ginza" / "Jouze" ; Ginza is the foundry that makes silver coins; The tokugawa shogunate gave the right to make silver coins to "daikoku jouze"; Cherry blossoms stamped around the edgeREVERSE - "ichibu gin" with the casting date below; Cherry blossoms stamped around the edgeEach bar was individually hand-hammered in precious silverThe ichibu-gin (4 shu) silver pieces were minted between 1837 and 1858, toward the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan.Minted under Emperor Komei, the last of the Shogunate Imperial Rulers who ran the country using SamuraiThese small rectangular silver "coins" were the "pocket change" of Japan's fierce Samurai warriors.In the distant past, those attempting to export these silver Samurai coins from Japan faced the ultimate penalty of death. This fact has made these silver coins of the Samurai scarce and seldom seen outside Japan.This was perhaps the most colorful era of Japanese read more

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