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Japan, 1870-1950


​5 RIN
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.
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Taisho year 5 (1916), NGC MS-67 RD
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).


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        • 10 sen
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