Token - Nijō Castle (Tourist Souvenir) ND front

Token - Nijō Castle (Tourist Souvenir) ND back

Token - Nijō Castle (Tourist Souvenir) ND photo

Token - Nijō Castle (Tourist Souvenir) ND


Copper-nickel	14.74 g	31.15 mm

Description

Location	Japan
Type	Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	14.74 g
Diameter	31.15 mm
Thickness	2.76 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-11-12

References

Numista	N#142731
Rarity index	94%

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Exterior perspective Tōnan Sumi Yagura (Southeast corner tower) and Higashi-Ōte-mon (Great Eastern Gate) in Nijō Castle, Kyōto, Japan.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering: 京都観光記念

Translation: Kyōto travel commemoration.

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Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō?) is located in Kyoto, Japan. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603. It consists of two concentric circles of fortifications, Ni no Maru (二の丸) and Honmaru (本丸) palaces, various support buildings and several gardens. It covers a total area of 275,000 m2, including about 8,000 m2 of buildings.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Le château de Nijō (二条城, Nijō-jō?) se trouve à Kyoto, au Japon. C'est Tokugawa Ieyasu qui le fit construire en 1603. Il se constitue de deux cercles concentriques de fortifications, des palais Ni no Maru (二の丸) et Honmaru (本丸), de divers bâtiments de soutien et de plusieurs jardins. Il couvre une surface totale de 275 000 m2 dont environ 8 000 m2 de constructions.

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Token - Nijō Castle (Tourist Souvenir) ND

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