2020上杉謙信鍍金銀章

日本戰國名將系列
1467年,日本發生第一次的東西軍大戰,各地大名崛起,為奪取第九代征夷大將軍的正統繼承權,爆發全國性內戰,日本正式進入了戰國時代。所謂時勢造英雄,在煙硝馬蹄聲中,諸多膾炙人口的英雄猛將紛紛降臨在這群雄割據的亂世。

本系列銀幣在帶領各位藏家,從金銀藝術中,更認識日本的戰國英雄及著名戰役,並透過系列的蒐集,一同見證眾名將在那兵荒馬亂的時代裡是如何留名於世,貫徹屬於自己的武士道,亦或是天下佈武之野心,寫下屬於自己的亂世英雄篇章。

以義為先的白袍軍神 — 上杉謙信
在父親死後為從叛亂豪權手中守護家族封地,14歲的上杉謙信首次披掛上陣,出征便拿下首勝,統領群臣平定叛亂,繼承並守護封地「越後」,開啟傳奇一生的序曲,在戰國大名間獲得「越後之龍」的盛名。

在銀幣背面中央所呈現的上杉家家徽,充分表現其武家氣質,竹在日本有象徵高昇以及勇猛的意思。而竹中雙飛雀則代表其關東管領一職。家徽後的背景,為上杉家族屬地「越後」,以及其著名的城池
「春日山城」。

上杉謙信個人篤信佛教四天王之一的「毘沙門天」。畢生打著戰神護法毘沙門天的大旗,自詡為其化身,成為戰無不勝、攻無不克的常勝將軍。且畢生不打不義之仗,每戰都信奉著「以義為先」的信念,戰役多不在於併吞或侵略小國諸侯。在生平71場戰役中,創下61勝、2敗、8平手的驚人戰績,更在手取川之戰大敗人稱「第六天魔王」的織田信長,威震全國,也因而被後世尊稱為「戰國軍神」。而綜觀同時期的英雄中,唯一能稱得上棋逢敵手的,只有人稱「甲斐之虎」的武田信玄。

銀幣正面所展現的,便是雙方在長達10年的川中島之役中的一幕。親領著知名的上杉鐵騎,身披白色戰袍,宛如毘沙門天護身一般衝鋒在最前的上杉謙信,正瞄準宿敵武田信玄的軍營大帳直奔而去,準備單槍匹馬,直取敵人主帥首級⋯⋯

此枚銀章可以看見上杉謙信帶領大軍向前衝的氣勢非凡，旗幟上的文字用鍍金的方式呈現，使整個銀章的軍隊氣息更生動也更，也使旗幟更為吸睛。
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In 1467, the first east-west war in Japan has begun. Every Daimyō, the seigniors of Japan, rose and fought for the inheritance of the ninth generation supreme general. With the fully civil war, Japan had officially entered the Sengoku Period. As the saying goes “A hero is known in the time of misfortune”. In the war mist and the latter of horses’ hooves, numerous heroes and legendary warriors were born in this age of rivaling warlords.

Through the arts of precious metal, the series of coins and medals will lead the collectors to explore the great battles and heroes in the Sengoku Period. And by collecting the series, we will find out how the heroes implemented their spirit of Samurai or fulfilled the ambition of ruling all the land, and wrote down their name on the page of history.

Uesugi Kenshin, the God of Army in White Robe After the death of his father, Uesugi Kenshin led the army for defending the land against the rebellious courtiers and won the first fully victory at his age of 14. After putting down the rebellion, the young Kenshin inherited the fief land “Echigo”, started his legendary story and won the famous name “The Dragon of Echigo” from other Daimyō.

At the back and in the middle of the medal is the “Kamon” (family crest) of the Uesugi family, two sparrows in a bamboo grove, represents the official position of Kenshin, the command of Kantō. The bamboo has the symbol of rising and bravery in Japan, shows out the quality of the warrior family. The map of ancient japan at the bottom right corner marks the location of the land Echigo, and the background of the medal is Kenshin’s castle on the hill, the castle of Kasugayama.

With strong faith of “Bishamonten”, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Japanese Buddism, as the god of warriors and a punisher of evildoers, Kenshin rose the flag of Bishamonten in every battle, and claimed himself was blessed and possessed by it, and truly become an invincible general. In all Ken-shin’s life, he fought no injustice battle, and hold the faith of “righteousness first”, and rarely invaded other small countries. In all 71 big battles in his life, Kenshin made an amazing record of 61
victories, 2 defeats and 8 draws. By defeated the most powerful Daimyō at the time, Oda Nobunaga, in the battle of Tetorigawa, Kenshin’s fame spread all over Japan, and won him another famous title in Japanese history, “The God of Army.”
Throughout all the generals at the same time, there was only one opponent could be Kenshin’s match, Takeda Shingen, knowing as “The Tiger of Kai”.

What present in the front of the medal is one of the scenes in the battle of Kawanakajima, which took almost ten years between Kenshin and Shingen. Leading the famous cavalry of Uesugi, and wearing in the white robe, Kenshin charged in the front line as the god of the warrior with the flags of dragon and Bishamonten. By drawing away from the main forces of the enemy, he aimed the command post of Takeda Shingen, prepared to assault alone and cut the head of this ferocious tiger of Kai⋯

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金屬：白銀

重量：1 oz

純度：999

年份：2020

發行量 (pcs)：1000

尺寸 (mm)：40 mm