Obverse: Dragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below
Reverse: Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor’s Royal Seal) at the top and the branches of Paulownia Flower (heart-shaped leaf) below and the Chrysanthemum Flower on either side of the value
Issuer: Japan
Emperor Meiji (1867-1912)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years: 1875
Calendar Japanese – Meiji era
Denomination: 5 Sen (0.05 JPY)
Currency: Yen (1871-date)
Composition: Silver (.800)
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 15.15 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Shape: Round
References: Y# 22
