Place MadeJapan
Mediummetal
Object number00.223.13
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThe coins were left on board the Henry Kneeland in 1850 by the Japanese castaways of the Tenju-maru. There are eight (8) coins from Japan: 2 small rectangular [1/2" x 1/4"]; five (5) rectangular [3/4" x 1/2"]; and one (1) oval [1 3/4" x 1 1/4"]. All appear uncirculated. On View
On view1745-1925
1725-1960
Weir Robert (1836-1905)
Charles W. Morgan (Bark)
Church, Albert Cook *
19th Century

