Description
Country or authority: Japan
Year or date range: 1905 (Meiji 38)
Denomination: 10 sen
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito)
Mint or mintmark: Osaka; no mintmark
Catalogue references: KM Y#23
Obverse description: Coiled dragon with a pearl below its head, enclosed by a beaded circle. Legends read 大日本, 明治三十八年 and 10 SEN, separated by dots. Denticled outer border.
Reverse description: Denomination 十錢 arranged vertically within a wreath of paulownia and chrysanthemum, tied with a ribbon below. Chrysanthemum imperial crest above; denticled border.
