Baldwin's Hong Kong Coin Auction
Auction 60 7 April 2016
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COINS, 錢幣, JAPAN, 日本, Provincial or Private Issue: Lozenge or Diamond-shaped Koban, three circular and a rectangular stamp, central motif, Rev plain, 46mm x 40mm, 12.75g (3.34 nommé) (JNDA -). Very fine.
From the Albert Richard Brown collection
The following five coins were brought back to England from Japan by Albert Richard Brown (1839-1913) and have passed by descent to the present owner. Brown was an English-born captain in the merchant navy, who is now regarded by Japanese society as a founder of the modern Japanese shipping industry. Initially Brown was involved in trade with Japan before working for the new Bureau of Lighthouses. It was through this work the Finance Minister, Shigenobu Okuma, introduced him to Yataro Iwasaki, who founded the Mitsubishi Company in 1873. Brown was an integral part of the development of the Japanese shipping industry. In 1889 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 3rd Class before returning to Scotland, where he now supervised the commissioning of ships built on Clydeside for the NYK line and the Japanese Government. He founded A R Brown & Co the same year. A decade later, in 1889, with his son Edward A. Brown, and George McFarlane, a naval architect, he was a founding partner of A R Brown McFarlane & Co Ltd, when it was established in Glasgow. He died in 1913.
Estimate: US$5,000-7,000
From the Albert Richard Brown collection
The following five coins were brought back to England from Japan by Albert Richard Brown (1839-1913) and have passed by descent to the present owner. Brown was an English-born captain in the merchant navy, who is now regarded by Japanese society as a founder of the modern Japanese shipping industry. Initially Brown was involved in trade with Japan before working for the new Bureau of Lighthouses. It was through this work the Finance Minister, Shigenobu Okuma, introduced him to Yataro Iwasaki, who founded the Mitsubishi Company in 1873. Brown was an integral part of the development of the Japanese shipping industry. In 1889 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 3rd Class before returning to Scotland, where he now supervised the commissioning of ships built on Clydeside for the NYK line and the Japanese Government. He founded A R Brown & Co the same year. A decade later, in 1889, with his son Edward A. Brown, and George McFarlane, a naval architect, he was a founding partner of A R Brown McFarlane & Co Ltd, when it was established in Glasgow. He died in 1913.
Estimate: US$5,000-7,000