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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 211988, member: 4626&quot;]If you learn how to read Japanese numbers and learn the Kanji for the various reigns, it&#039;s not too hard to date them.&nbsp; More modern ones, they will sometimes put the date in Arabic numberals rather than Japanese (but still refer to a Japanese reign date, not a Western date).</p><p><br /></p><p>Since modern Japanese coins were minted, the reigns were:</p><p><br /></p><p>Meiji: 1868-1912</p><p>Taisho: 1912-1926</p><p>Showa: 1926-1989</p><p>Heisei: 1989- present</p><p><br /></p><p>For example a coin dated Meiji 8 would have been minted in 1875.&nbsp; Since the Meiji era the years are synced to the Western calendar, so any year begins with January 1 (or the day the emperor ascends to the throne) and ends with December 31 (or the day the emperor dies).&nbsp; Ths year is Heisei 19.</p><p><br /></p><p>That guide that&#039;s posted should help you figure out the dating, not too hard once you get the hang of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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