Posted 2 months ago
Emsien
(4 items)
Got this is a lot of casino chips / foreign coins - search's on EBay says it's a late 1880s but I don't read Japanese so looking to find out what year this is from - anybody knows what the year for this coin would be
Google search says ALOT about it the year etc
Hi Tamasue
Not sure why I didn't do a Google search, just a EBay search. Google thinks it's 1897 - the 39th year of the Meiji era - thanks
30th year that is
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Features
Issuer Japan
Emperor Meiji (1867-1912)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 22-30 (1889-1897)
Calendar Japanese - Meiji era
Value 5 Sen (0.05 JPY)
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 4.7 g
Diameter 20.6 mm
Thickness 1.83 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ??
Demonetized Yes
Number N#10871Help
References Y#?19, JNDA#?01-36
Obverse
Big Chrysanthemum crest, value above and below
Lettering:
? ?
· 5 SEN ·
Translation:
5 sen
· 5 sen ·
Reverse
Big value within beaded circle, legends around border
Lettering:
? ? ? ? ?
?
· ? ? ? ·
Translation:
Year 30 of Meiji
5
· Great Japan ·
Edge
Plain
Mint
Japan Mint (????????? / Dokuritsu Gy?sei H?jin Z?heikyoku), Japan
See also
Flower Coat of Arms
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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
22 (1889) Photo 28?841?944 $ 1.90 $ 3.60 $ 5.20 ?????? 36%
23 (1890) Photo 39?258?103 $ 1.90 $ 3.10 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 ?????? 43%
24 (1891) Photo 15?924?782 $ 4.00 $ 4.00 $ 4.00 ?????? 11%
25 (1892) 9?510?289 $ 2.70 $ 4.10 ?????? 11%
26 (1893) 8?531?858 $ 1.50 $ 3.50 ?????? 14%
27 (1894) 14?680?000 $ 0.47 $ 3.80 $ 4.70 ?????? 12%
28 (1895) 1?030?000 ?????? 1.7%
29 (1896) 5?119?988 $ 8.40 $ 9.40 ?????? 7%
30 (1897) 7?857?669 $ 4.10 $ 5.00 ????? 11%
can,t check it by photo , but maybe it helps
GO / SEN obverse go sen seems ok and the reverse kanji kanj
MEIJI-/ SAN - JU - NEN - GO / DAI -/ NIHON -seems ok
we need gear , but you got chances here