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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 657159, member: 4703&quot;]<img src="http://www.cointalk.com/forum/attachments/32496d1221170000-100_1574.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The flower is the paulownia flower, not a lotus.&nbsp; A stylized paulownia is the symbol of the Prime Minister and government of Japan, just as the stylized chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>If properly oriented, the picture would be rotated 90 degrees left, with the country name at the top and the denomination at the bottom.&nbsp; The coin is KM#82, cu-ni, 98.1 or 98.2, depending on the year of issue.&nbsp; The date (in western numerals - or the character for &quot;first&quot; - between the characters for the regnal name and &quot;year&quot;) is on the other side.&nbsp; It might be Showa 42-63 (1967-88), Heisei Gan (first - 1988) or Heisei 2-21 (1989-2009).&nbsp; Mintages range from 8,024,000 (2001) to 680,000,000 (1983).&nbsp; (Krause has an incorrect number for 2001.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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