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Medal - 15th Anniversary of the Gold Standard
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 1 (1912) |
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| Period | Meiji era |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief composition depicting several Japanese gold and silver coins of the Meiji era arranged in the field alongside chrysanthemum blossoms and foliage. A large unfurled scroll in relief bears a Japanese-script inscription recording the history of the gold standard currency law, with additional smaller coins visible at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large central inscription in Chinese seal script arranged in four columns within the plain field. A circular Latin legend runs along the upper periphery, and a further Japanese date inscription in seal script appears along the lower periphery, flanked by two small circular ornaments. |
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| Reverse lettering | COMMEMORATION OF THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF GOLD STANDARD CURRENCY, 1912. 念十制金 會五度順 年實本 記施位 日一月十秊元正大 |
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