20 Sen - Taishō Pattern

€285,851.00
IssuerJapan
Year1922
TypePattern
Value20 Sen (0.20 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.99 g
Dimensions16.94 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
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Obverse descriptionChrysanthemum Flower Seal above, vertical denomination, flanked by two phoenix, Paulownia crest bottom flanked by karakusa sprigs
Obverse script
Obverse lettering


(Translation: Twenty Sen)
Reverse descriptionSunburst in centre flanked by two Sakura cherry blossoms, authority on top, date on bottom, all within sacred mirror
Reverse script
Reverse lettering❀ 本 日 大 ❀
年一十正大
(Translation: ❀ Great Japan ❀ Year 11 of Taishō)
Edge
Mint
Mintage11 (1922)  - -
Catalog ID8002807550
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