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JAPAN
KM 82 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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JAPAN
KM 82 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 100 yen | 22.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | Plain | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
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Title of state on the upper arch, face value on
the lower one in Japanese. In the center - Cherry Blossom.
Sakura or Cherry Blossom is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. |
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Figures '100' and the year of minting (Yr63 = AD1988). Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) (1901–1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from Dec. 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. |