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1 Yen - Meiji Counterfeit
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 63 (1930) |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Edge | Reeded. © maelou973 (CC BY) |
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| Mintage | 63 (1930) |
| Additional information |
Meiji era year 63 corresponds to 1930 — but Emperor Meiji died in 1912, and his era ended at year 45. There is no legitimate Japanese coinage bearing a Meiji year 63 designation, which is precisely the point. These pieces were produced as contemporary counterfeits, likely circulated in occupied Manchuria and coastal China during a period when Japanese silver yen carried broad transactional acceptance across East Asia. The fabricated reign year was apparently sufficient to pass in markets where close scrutiny was uncommon.