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Token - Nijō Castle Tourist Souvenir
| Location | Japan |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief view of the Ninomaru Palace at Nijō Castle, Kyōto, showing the traditional Japanese palatial architecture with sweeping tiled roofs, ornamental ridge finials, and surrounding garden elements. A legend in large running-script characters appears in the lower field, with a secondary legend in smaller regular-script characters below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 二条城 二の丸御殿 (Translation: Nijō Castle Ninomaru Palace) |
| Reverse description | Central device within a raised inner circle depicts a relief view of the Tōnan Sumi Yagura (Southeast Corner Tower) of Nijō Castle atop a stone-coursed base wall, with a stylised cloud motif to the right. The legend arcs across the upper portion of the inner circle in regular-script characters. |
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