Description:
Obverse
Dragon within beaded circle, legends above, written value below
Reverse
Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor's Royal Seal)
Branches of Paulownia Flower (Heart shaped leaf) and Chrysanthemum Floweron either side of the value
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