5 Sen - Taishō large type

€1.00
IssuerJapan
Year1917-1920
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Sen (0.05 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight4.28 g
Dimensions20.6 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#43, JNDA#01-38
Obverse descriptionChrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor`s Royal Seal) with the value divided by the center hole and a Paulownia Flower with a heart-shaped leaf
Obverse script
Obverse lettering

(Translation: 5 sen)
Reverse descriptionFlower cartouch around hole and text on a wavy pattern
Reverse script
Reverse lettering· 本 日 大 ·
年 六 正 大
(Translation: · Great Japan · Year 6 of Taishō)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage6 (1917)  - 年六正大 - 6 781 830
7 (1918)  - 年七正大 - 9 131 211
8 (1919)  - 年八正大 - 44 980 633
9 (1920)  - 年九正大 - 21 906 326
Catalog ID3500538460
Comments