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1 Sen - Taishō Pattern
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold sunburst design radiating outward from a plain central disk, with numerous long, tapering rays extending to fill the entire field. The rays are evenly spaced and uninterrupted, evoking the Rising Sun motif symbolic of the Japanese imperial tradition. The design is bounded by an inner beaded border and an outer plain raised rim, lending a clean and formal appearance to this pattern piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.