5 Sen - Taishō with sakura around hole

€410,074.00
IssuerJapan
Year1916
TypePattern
Value5 Sen (0.05 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn44
Obverse descriptionChrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor`s Royal Seal) Value divided by hole Paulownia Flower with Heart shaped leaf
Obverse script
Obverse lettering

(Translation: 5 Sen)
Reverse descriptionFlower cartouch with sakura blossoms around hole and text on wave pattern.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering· 本 日 大 ·
年 五 正 大
(Translation: · Great Japan · Year 5 of Taishō)
Edge
Mint
Mintage5 (1916)  - -
Catalog ID3013888280
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