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1 Sen - Meiji
Issuer Japan Year 1873-1892 Type Standard circulation coin Value 1 Sen (0.01 JPY) Currency Yen (1871-date) Composition Copper Weight 7.13 g Dimensions 27.9 mm Thickness 1.62 mm Shape and Technique Round Milled Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Engraver(s) In circulation to Reference(s) Y# 17, JNDA# 01-46
Obverse description Dragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below Obverse script Obverse lettering 年十治明 · 本日大 · 1 SEN · (Translation: Great Japan · Year 10 of Meiji · 1 Sen ·) Reverse description Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor`s Royal Seal) Branches of Paulownia Flower (heart-shaped leaf) and Chrysanthemum Flower on either side of the value Reverse script Reverse lettering 圓一換 枚百以 一 錢 (Translation: 100 for 1 yen 1 Sen) Edge Smooth Mint Mintage 6 (1873) - Y#17.1; 年六治明 - 1 301 486 7 (1874) - Y#17.1; 年七治明 - 25 564 953 8 (1875) - Y#17.1; 年八治明 - 32 832 038 9 (1876) - Y#17.1; 年九治明 - 38 048 906 10 (1877) - Y#17.1; 年十治明 - 98 041 824 13 (1880) - Y#17.2; 年三十治明 - 33 947 810 14 (1881) - Y#17.2; 年四十治明 - 16 123 612 14 (1881) - Y#17.2; 年四十治明 (large 四) - 15 (1882) - Y#17.2; 年五十治明 - 19 150 666 16 (1883) - Y#17.2; 年六十治明 - 47 613 017 17 (1884) - Y#17.2; 年七十治明 - 53 702 768 18 (1885) - Y#17.2; 年八十治明 - 46 846 352 19 (1886) - Y#17.2; 年九十治明 - 28 886 198 20 (1887) - Y#17.2; 年十二治明 - 22 249 580 21 (1888) - Y#17.2; 年一十二治明 - 25 864 939 25 (1892) - Y#17.2; 年五十二治明; see comment section - Catalog ID 6431840120 Comments