Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - Nagoya Castle Oval shaped
| Location | Japan |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Type | Souvenir medallion |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A detailed relief depiction of Nagoya Castle dominates the field, showing the multi-tiered keep above a massive stone ishigaki foundation wall. The legend 名古屋城 appears in running script at the top of the field, flanked by decorative dashes. At the lower portion, a square cartouche and a fan-shaped motif with Japanese characters appear in relief. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, running script) |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central circular medallion in polished relief depicting a kinshachi (mythical carp-fish creature), the iconic golden roof ornament of Nagoya Castle, shown in profile with scaled body and fierce head. The legend NAGOYA CASTLE curves along the lower interior of the circle. Below the central medallion, a square cartouche and a fan-shaped motif with Japanese characters appear in relief, mirroring the obverse design. The surrounding field is decorated with rows of small recessed dashes. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |