File:Kan'ei Tsūhō (寛永通寳) Iron 4 Mon (Sendai Domain) - Dr. Luke Roberts 01.jpg

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English: This coin was minted in Sendai from around 1866. On the back is the character "sen"千 meaning one thousand. this character is a homonym for the "sen" of Sendai, which means "mountaineer." The specific type of this coin is known as "tsumesen" meaning that the top stroke of the "sen" character is fat like a cut fingernail. Note that the middle cross stroke of the "sen" overlaps with the wave, making it thicker in the middle. This is important to note so as not to confuse this coin with the one from Ise Tsuu domain which has a katakana "i" （イ）on the back. If you are unsure, the "tsuu" character of the two is quite different. the Sendai coin has the triangular マ top while the one below has a rectangular ユ top.

28.5 mm x 1 mm

仙台　背千　爪千
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Source 4 mon Kan'ei and Bunkyuu coins (University of California at Santa Barbara).
Author Dr. Luke Shepherd Roberts

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