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Medal - Hyakunin Isshu No. 1 Emperor Tenji

Location Japan
Year 2025
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Composition Brass
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Obverse description The obverse features a seated figure of Emperor Tenji in court robes in relief at the upper center, flanked by decorative lattice panels. Below the figure, the waka poem attributed to Emperor Tenji is inscribed in calligraphic hiragana script, with the legend 天智天皇 (Emperor Tenji) in the lower field. The series title 小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) appears in the upper legend.
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Obverse lettering 小倉百人一首
秋の田の
かりほの庵の
苫をあらみ
わが衣手は
露にぬれつつ
天智天皇
Reverse description The reverse displays the kanji characters 京都 (Kyoto) in large relief at center-left, alongside a decorative wave or scale pattern filling the right half of the field. The Latin legend KYOTO JAPAN is inscribed vertically along the left side.
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