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1 Sen - Taishō Pattern
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the denomination characters 一錢 (1 Sen) inscribed within a raised circular ring. Surrounding the central circle, the legend 大日本 (Great Japan) arcs across the upper field and 大正五年 (Taishō Year 5) across the lower field, with two raised pellets flanking the circle at the nine and three o'clock positions. The entire design is contained within a toothed or reeded inner border and a plain raised rim, displaying a bold, architecturally formal arrangement of Chinese characters typical of Meiji-era and early Taishō Japanese coinage patterns. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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Pattern coinage from the Taishō period was produced as the imperial mint worked through design and alloy trials following Meiji's death in 1912. The transition between reigns routinely prompted the Osaka Mint to strike experimental pieces that never advanced to official production — KM#Pn41 is one such trial, dated to the third year of Taishō's reign.
Relatively few pattern pieces from this period survive in any condition, as most were either melted or retained in official collections.