Description
Country or authority: Japan
Year or date range: 1905 (Meiji 38)
Denomination: 10 sen
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Emperor Meiji; no human portrait.
Mint or mintmark: Osaka, attributed by type; no mintmark visible.
Catalogue references: Y# 23
Obverse description: Coiled dragon with head facing left and an orb below, enclosed by a beaded circle. Peripheral inscriptions read 大日本 (Great Japan), 明治三十八年 (Meiji year 38), and · 10 SEN ·. Denticled outer border.
Reverse description: Denomination 十錢 (10 sen) arranged vertically beneath the imperial chrysanthemum crest, within a wreath of paulownia and chrysanthemum tied with a ribbon below. Denticled outer border.
Description and condition notes: Refer to image for condition
