Sen

Contemporary age

Metal: Bronze.

Issuing entity: Japan. Emperor Mutsuhito.

Mint: Not specified.

Date: Years 1880-1892.

Obverse:

Dragon inset in a circle, around it three inscriptions in Japanese separated by a dot.

Reverse:

Courage surrounded by laurel wreath. Chrysanthemum at the top.

Weight: 7.16 gr. - Diameter: 28 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 1154, no. 17.2.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 176.

Monetary Inventory Number: 2613.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.