Top PageA-bomb ArtifactsScorched coins and paper clips
ID Code | 8199-0002 |
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Artifact Name | Scorched coins and paper clips |
Donor | Nobuko Kuwasako |
Receiving Date | 2008/07/21 |
Size (W×H×D) (mm) | |
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 900 |
Number | 31 |
Location | Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas |
Description | The donor's aunt, Itsue Yoneda, was exposed to the bomb during building demolition work. While searching for Itsue, her father, Yonetaro, and mother, Yatsu, found Itsue's safe in the burned-out ruins of her home. These coins and paper clips were left in the safe unburned. The paper money originally stored with them was completely burned. Itsue and her son remain missing. |