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10 Yen Nickel trial, plain edge

Issuer Japan Mint
Year Meiji 30 (1897)
Type Coin pattern
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Obverse description Plain field enclosed by a raised inner border and broad rim, bearing three large Chinese characters arranged in a triangular formation: the character 局 (bureau) positioned at the top center, flanked below-left by 幣 (currency/coin) and below-right by 造 (mint/manufacture), together reading 造幣局 (Mint Bureau). The characters are rendered in bold relief with a formal clerical script style. The field is otherwise entirely unadorned, reflecting the trial or pattern nature of the piece.
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Reverse description Plain field enclosed by a raised inner border and broad rim, bearing three stylized floral ornaments in relief arranged in a triangular composition: a single paulownia (kiri) mon positioned at the upper center, and two larger peony-like floral sprays with branching tendrils symmetrically placed at the lower left and lower right of the field. No inscriptions or legends appear on this face. The decorative motifs are rendered in fine detail, consistent with the Meiji-era trial die workmanship of the Japan Mint.
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