Representative transition issue
Meiji 22 Silver Yen
An exact 1889 representative used to teach Meiji era-date reading and Silver Yen identity.
明治二十二年一円銀貨
- Date
- 明治二十二年 (1889)
- Denomination
- 1 Yen
- Form
- round
- Local status
- Published
Context
Historical and monetary setting
The date sits within the long silver-yen story but does not represent every old/new type or variety.
Identification
How to classify the evidence
Read 明治二十二年, then compare dragon, wreath, denomination, edge, dimensions, and weight.
Evidence boundary
What this page does not claim
The exact dated image must not be presented as another year.
Issue evidence
Specifications and date record
- Display date
- 明治二十二年 (1889)
- Mass
- —
- Catalog fineness
- —
- Edge
- verify exact subtype
- Image status
- cleared exact dated representative
- Identity confidence
- high
Era-date rule: Meiji 22 is stored separately from Gregorian 1889; Meiji gannen is 1868.
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Related transition references
Evidence
Sources and scope
These links support the claims on this page. Source authority does not imply permission to republish source images.
Official museum comparison table for modern coin denominations and specifications.
Open sourceDomestic withdrawal of the silver yen after the 1897 law and later production context.
Open source