Japan, 1870-19505 RIN
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JNDA 01-54. Obverse with stylized Paulownia, reverse with characters, and stylized chrysanthemum wreath. One rin is 1/10 of a sen, so the 5 rin was the updated version of the previously discontinued 1/2 sen coin.
Bronze. Diameter 18.78 mm. Weight 2.1 grams.
Bronze. Diameter 18.78 mm. Weight 2.1 grams.
Taisho year 5 (1916), NGC MS-67 RD
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Minted four years, Taisho 5 (1916)- Taisho 8 (1919).
The 'scratch' at 3 o'clock on the obverse is on the slab, as is what looks like fuzz at 2 o'clock (it appears to be a stray bit of the insert material). |