10 Sen - Taishō

€1.00
IssuerJapan
Year1912-1917
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Sen (0.10 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionSilver (.720)
Weight2.25 g
Dimensions17.57 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#36, JNDA#01-25
Obverse 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
Obverse script
Obverse lettering

(Translation: 10 Sen)
Reverse descriptionRadiant sun surrounded by a ring of sakuras and text
Reverse script
Reverse lettering年 五 正 大 · 本 日 大
· 10 SEN ·
(Translation: · Greate Japan · Year 5 of Taishō · 10 sen ·)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1 (1912)  - Y# 36.1; 年元正大; 元 for `first` - 10 344 307
2 (1913)  - Y# 36.2; 年二正大 - 13 321 466
3 (1914)  - Y# 36.2; 年三正大 - 10 325 327
4 (1915)  - Y# 36.2; 年四正大 - 16 836 225
5 (1916)  - Y# 36.2; 年五正大 - 10 324 179
6 (1917)  - Y# 36.2; 年六正大 - 35 170 906
Catalog ID6910240690
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