| Location | Japan |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 107 g |
| Diameter | 65 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | |
| Period | |
| Notice | Gyokuho Onodera |
| Reference(s) | Japan AM#203 |
| Obverse description | Early steam locomotive next to a early shinkansen train. |
| Obverse lettering | 鉄道開通百年記念 昭和四十七年 (Translation: 100th Anniversary of the Opening of the Railway Showa 47) |
| Obverse script | Hiragana |
| Reverse description | Depiction of the opening ceremony of the country’s first railway line between Yokohama and Shimbashi on October 14, 1872 (Meiji 5). |
| Reverse lettering | 鐵道開業式 見本 新橋-横浜 (Translation: Railway Opening Ceremony Pattern Shinbashi - Yokohama) |
| Reverse script | Hiragana |
| Engraver | |
| Mintage | 47 (1972) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7152256470 |
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