Description
Country or authority: Japan
Year or date range: 1906 (Meiji year 39)
Denomination: 10 sen
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito); no portrait.
Mint or mintmark: Osaka mint, attributed by type; no mintmark visible.
Catalogue references: JNDA 01-24
Obverse description: Coiled dragon with an orb inside a beaded circle. Surrounding legends read 大日本 (‘Great Japan’), 明治三十九年 (‘Meiji year 39’) and 10 SEN, separated by raised dots. Denticled border.
Reverse description: Denomination 十錢 (‘ten sen’) vertically within a wreath of paulownia and chrysanthemum, tied with a bow below; imperial chrysanthemum crest above. Denticled border.
Description and condition notes: Refer to image for condition
