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Medal - Meiji Shrine
| Location | Japan |
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| Diameter | 65.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Frontal view of the main hall (honden) of the Meiji Shrine in high relief, flanked by densely wooded grounds, with a broad stone-paved approach in the foreground. The Imperial chrysanthemum seal (kikumon) is depicted in the upper field above the shrine building. |
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| Reverse description | Two hō-ō (Japanese phoenix) facing each other in the central field, their necks intertwined with ginkgo sprigs. Flanking the birds on either side is a symmetrical decorative wreath of chrysanthemum blooms and foliage. Below the central motif, the shrine name is inscribed in Japanese characters, with a square seal of the shrine below it. |
| Reverse script | Japanese |
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