1920-1932 Japan Nippon Nihon 10 Sen coin pendant Yata sacred mirror floral blossom Tokyo Kawasaki Yokohama Sapporo Nagoya Kobe Osaka Okinawa Samurai symbol Judo Chrysanthemum Chiba Sakai paulownia Yata no Kagami Shibuya Kyoto Kodokan Emblem Sendai n000064
Japan 10 Sen {1920-1932} 40S
Taisho & Show era
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front: Japanese seigaiha wave pattern background and flower-like form of sacred mirror around hole in center flanked by dots with authority on top and date below
In ancient Japan, mirrors were especially revered as rare and mysterious objects. In 1339, Chikafusa Kitabatake wrote (in the Jinno Shotoki) that they were seen as a “source of honesty” because they reflect “everything good and bad, right and wrong… without fail.” In fact, one of Japan’s three most important imperial treasures is a sacred mirror called Yata-no-Kagami.
Lettering:
· 本 日 大 ·
back: Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor's Royal Seal)
Paulownia Flower with Heart shaped leaf
Lettering: 錢 十
Translation: Ten Sen
The Paulownia Flower Seal is the official seal of Government or the Prime Minister of Japan.
Whereas the Chrysanthemum Flower seal is both the Coat of Arms of Japan & Emperor's Royal Seal.
• quantity 1
• demonetized (no longer in circulation) polished Copper-Nickel coin
• diameter: 22 mm
• weight: 3.75 g
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• no chain or cord
• 1-1/8" stainless steel keychain with 30 mm ring {see last photo}
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