1 Trade Dollar - Meiji

€18,307.00
IssuerJapan
Year1875-1877
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Trade Dollar (105⁄104 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight27.22 g
Dimensions38.58 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#14, JNDA#01-12
Obverse descriptionDragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below
Obverse script
Obverse lettering年 九 治 明 本 日 大
· 420 GRAINS. TRADE DOLLAR. 900 FINE ·
(Translation: Great Japan · Year 9 of Meiji · 420 grains. Trade dollar. 900 fine ·)
Reverse descriptionChrysanthemum 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貿


(Translation: Trade silver)
Edge
Mint
Mintage8 (1875)  - 年八治明 - 3 056 638
9 (1876)  - 年九治明; mintage included above -
10 (1877)  - 年十治明; mintage included above -
Catalog ID3201284490
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