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1 Fun 'Fuji-hata' Pattern
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Mint |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Weight | 3.75 g |
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| Obverse description | Central round hole surrounded by an ornate design featuring two crossed flags (fuji-hata) arranged diagonally across the field, their staffs crossing at the lower center. The flags display decorative pennant forms, and the overall composition is framed by a beaded border encircling the entire design. The artistic style reflects early Meiji-period pattern coinage, blending traditional Japanese symbolic imagery with Western minting techniques. |
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| Reverse description | Central round hole flanked by two horizontal Kanji characters arranged vertically in the field, reading '一分' (One Fun), denoting the coin's denomination. The design is stark and unadorned save for a beaded border running along the outer rim, lending the reverse a clean, authoritative appearance consistent with early Meiji monetary reform coinage. The characters are rendered in a formal brushstroke style typical of official Japanese mint production of the period. |
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In 1869, the newly established Meiji government was still negotiating what a modern Japanese coinage system would look like. This piece is one of several pattern types produced that year as the mint experimented with designs before settling on the decimalized rin/sen/yen structure formally adopted in 1871. The "Fuji-hata" designation refers to the specific design trial, and surviving examples are extremely rare — patterns of this period were struck in minimal numbers for official review, not circulation.