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Medal - Opening of Japan's Railway 100th Anniversary
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 47 (1972) |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief depicting an early Meiji-era steam locomotive in the foreground juxtaposed with the nose of a modern Shinkansen bullet train to its left, symbolising a century of Japanese railway progress. A stylised chrysanthemum wheel emblem appears in the upper right of the field. The legend and date are inscribed along the lower portion of the medal. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a richly detailed relief depicting the opening ceremony of Japan's first railway line in 1872, showing a steam locomotive with passenger carriages at a station platform surrounded by crowds of spectators and officials in period attire. Station buildings are visible in the background. The legend identifying the ceremony and the route appears at the top and bottom of the field, with the word 見本 (specimen) prominently inscribed in the upper central field. |
| Reverse script | Japanese (Kanji) |
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