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Medal - Tokyo Penitentiary
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 1903 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Frontal elevation view of the Tokyo Penitentiary's new building rendered in fine relief, depicting a large Western-influenced brick structure with a central arched gateway and flanking wings. Japanese legend appears above the building in two lines, and an English legend with the total construction cost is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/CJK |
| Obverse lettering | 東京監獄 工費金弐拾五萬百三拾弐圓参拾銭 THE TOKIO PENITENTIARY TOTAL EXPENSE FOR THE NEW BUILDING ¥ 150.362.50 |
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