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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Robin Bodiford, post: 2129652, member: 74321&quot;]I think this is one of those unusual coins that you read counterclockwise so that you end with the symbol for year.&nbsp; From this site, &quot;On Japanese coins, the date is <u>usually</u> read <b>clockwise </b>(right-to-left). It begins with the symbols for the era name (see the list above), followed by the era year, and ends with the symbol for year (年). While most coins are read right-to-left, some need to be read left-to-right (counter-clockwise). The symbol for year (年) is always at the end of the date, so if you see it at the left-hand end of a number, read it from right-to-left; if you see it at the right-hand end, read it left-to-right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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