50 Sen, Japan, 1931
date: label: date made
content: 1931
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 sen coin, Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa
label: Description (Brief)
content: Japan, 1931
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Sunburst in center flanked by cherry blossoms, authority on top, date on bottom, all within sacred mirror.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization:DAI / NIHON / SHOWA / SHI / NEN (Translation: Great Japan, Showa year 4).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Vertical value and denomination flanked by phoenix, paulownia crest flanked by karakusa sprigs, chrysanthemum on top.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: GO / JU / SEN (Translation: Fifty Sen).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Howard F. Bowker Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0116.318
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0116.318
label: accession number
content: 2017.0116
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.3 mm x 23.5 mm; 1/16 in x 15/16 in