Coin Japan 50 Sen - Dragon - Meiji Year 38 - 1905 - Silver

This coin is a common type of currency issued by Japan during the reign of Emperor Meiji, specifically between the years 1873 and 1905 of the Meiji era. The face value of this coin is 20 sen, which is equivalent to 0.20 yen. The yen was the currency in use at that time and still is today.

The coin is round in shape and is made of silver with a fineness of 800?. It weighs 5.39 grams and has a diameter of 22.85 millimeters, with a thickness of 1.53 millimeters. The calendar used for minting this coin is the Japanese calendar of the Meiji era.

The obverse of the coin features a dragon in a beaded circle, with legends located above and the face value inscribed below. The reverse features a wreath of paulownia and chrysanthemum flowers surrounding the denomination, topped by the imperial crest.