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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2992567, member: 15588&quot;]The direction of text on Japanese coins changed in 1948, right to left became left to right, so it&#039;s easy to get confused because flipping the characters significantly changes their meaning. &quot;五十&quot; (gojuu) means &quot;fifty&quot; on modern coins, but &quot;fifteen&quot; (juugo) on pre-1948 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>A further breakdown (in left to right): 明治 is Meiji, 十五 is fifteen, and 年 stands for year, so 明治十五年 (&quot;Meiji juugo nen&quot;) just means &quot;Fifteenth year of Meiji.&quot; Emperor Meiji was also known as Mutsuhito.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, as already stated, the coin pictured dates to 1882. The Meiji dragons, which extended only into 1 year of his son and successor, Taisho, are some of the most amazing coins ever minted, in my honest opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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