1/4 Yen - Meiji Copper Pattern

€410,625.00
IssuerJapan
Year1870
TypePattern
Value1/4 Yen (1/4 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Leonard Charles Wyon
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn13
Obverse descriptionDragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering年 三 治 明 · 本 日 大
· 一 分 四 ·
(Translation: Great Japan · Year 3 of Meiji · One Fourth ·)
Reverse descriptionSunburst surrounded by seven paulownia seals and seven chrysanthemum seals, alternating each other.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage3 (1870)  - -
Catalog ID8398955460
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