Representative issue study
Taisho 11 (1922) Phoenix 50 Sen
The first reduced Phoenix silver type anchors Taisho precious-metal contraction.
大正十一年小型鳳凰五十銭銀貨
- Date
- 大正十一年 (1922)
- Denomination
- 50 Sen
- Material
- silver
- Issue class
- regular-circulation
Context
Historical and monetary setting
It replaced the older large 50 Sen format and continued into Showa.
Identification
How to classify the object
Assess luster, wear, contact marks, cleaning, toning, strike, rim, and reeded edge.
Evidence boundary
What this page does not claim
This exact date does not stand for every later subtype or die.
Issue evidence
Specifications, grading, and authentication
- Mass
- 4.95 g
- Diameter
- 23.5 mm
- Hole
- none
- Edge
- reeded
- Production year
- 1922
- Legal issue year
- 1922
Material-specific grading
Silver: assess luster, wear, contact marks, cleaning, toning, strike, rim, and edge damage.
Authentication
Verify weight, diameter, thickness, alloy, magnetism, hole, edge, date and character style, die alignment, and evidence of casting, plating, altered dates, fake patina, or modern reproduction. Do not use destructive testing.
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Evidence
Sources and scope
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Official specifications, first-issue years, legal-expiry dates, wartime and postwar regular types.
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