Since 1616, the Edo or Tokugawa (shogunate) period, Japan was closed to foreigners, except the Chinese and the Dutch. The country then experienced a great period of stability and development. The cities extend and a middle class emerges with the merchants and large craftsmen. From the visit of Commodore Perry in 1854, Japan evolved very quickly. In ten years, Westerners intervened militarily to force Japan to open up to international trade. Finally, the last shogun Yoshinobu abdicated and Mutsuhito ascended the throne in 1867, it was the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), the modernization and transformation of Japan from a feudal nation to the second economic power on the planet..
Francs Non émis FRANCE regionalism and various Le Havre 1890 DOC.Chèque XF
10.00 €
5, 10 et 25 Centimes ALGERIA Orléansville 1922 K.362 à 364 UNC
82.00 €
100 Francs WEST AFRICAN STATES 1961 P.701Kb UNC-
137.00 €
500 Leva BULGARIA 1948 P.077a UNC
120.00 €
100 Francs SUISSE 1964 P.49f VF+
22.00 €
5 Sen JAPAN 1944 P.052a UNC-
15.00 €
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