1 Trade Dollar - Meiji Pattern

€27,190.00
IssuerJapan
Year1874
TypePattern
Value1 Yen (1 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight27.19 g
Dimensions38.1 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn24
Obverse descriptionDragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below
Obverse script
Obverse lettering年 七 治 明 · 本 日 大
· 420 GRAINS. TRADE DOLLAR. 900 FINE ·
(Translation: Great Japan · Year 7 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)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage7 (1874)  - -
Catalog ID9787987430
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