Description
Country or authority: Japan
Year or date range: 1876 (Meiji 9)
Denomination: 10 Sen
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito)
Mint or mintmark: Osaka; no mintmark visible
Catalogue references: KM Y#23
Obverse description: Coiled dragon with flaming pearl within a beaded circle. Surrounding legends read 大日本 · 明治九年 · 10 SEN, identifying Great Japan, Meiji year 9 and the denomination. Denticled outer border.
Reverse description: Denomination 十錢 within a floral wreath tied with a bow below, with the imperial chrysanthemum crest above. Denticled outer border.
