japan-1870-meiji-3-item
Denomination1 Yen
Country / EmpireJapan
Obverse DesignDragon (rising dragon) with Japanese characters '大日本' (Dai Nippon - Great Japan), '明治三年' (Meiji San Nen - Meiji 3rd Year), and '一圓' (Ichien - One Yen).
Reverse DesignSunburst (Paulownia crest in the center) surrounded by a wreath (chrysanthemum and paulownia), with the English inscription '1 YEN'.
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