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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1603047, member: 6229"]You probably know Japan dates it's coinage according to the reign (era ) of the Emperor. </p><p>You, also, probably know Oriental (including China and Japan) nations' numerical systems read right to left,</p><p> </p><p>Do you know each ruler selects a special reference name for his ruling era?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know Emperor Mutsuhito ruled Japan for 45 years (1867-1912) and choose the name <i>Meiji</i> for his era?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know Yoshohito replaced Mutsuhito, reigned for 15 years (1912-26) and selected <i>Taisho </i>as the name of his era?</p><p> </p><p>You probably know Hirohito became Emperor in 1926 and lead the nation until 1989 (64 years), but do you know he called his era <i>Showa</i>? Do you know, because of worldwide influences, in the 23rd year of his rule (<i>Showa </i>year 23 - Western year 1948) he authorized changing the reading of the Japanese date to the Western style left to right? </p><p>r to l: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/97-38&desc=Japan%20y38%201%20Yen%20(1914" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/97-38&desc=Japan%20y38%201%20Yen%20(1914" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/97-38&desc=Japan%20y38%201%20Yen%20(1914</a>)</p><p>l to r: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/97-70&desc=Japan%20y70%201%20Yen%20(191950" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/97-70&desc=Japan%20y70%201%20Yen%20(191950" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/97-70&desc=Japan%20y70%201%20Yen%20(191950</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Do you know the first Japanese proof coinage was struck under his authorization in 1987 (<i>Showa </i>year 62)?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know Akahito became Japan's Emperor in 1989 and he picked <i>Heisei</i> and the current year 2006 is <i>Heisei </i>17?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know Japan struck 1,500 platinum 10 Momme bullion coins in <i>Showa </i>year 12 (1937)?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know since every 20th Century Japanese coin bears the legend <i>Dai Nippon </i>(Great Japan) on it?</p><p> </p><p>Do you know, besides the official Japanese government's coinage, many provinces' shoguns issued their own coins?</p><p> </p><p><b>HERE'S SOMETHING NON-NUMISMATIIC YOU SHOULD LEARN:</b></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><u><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><span style="color: #7f0000">December 23 Is Emperor Akihito's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi):</span></font></font></u></i></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #7f0000">In Japan the birthday of the current emperor is always a national holiday. If the emperor changes, the national holiday changes to the birthday date of the new emperor.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #7f0000"> </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #7f0000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>A new leader is being sworn in as the new ruler of Japan. Anyone know his name and what his "era" will be named?</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1603047, member: 6229"]You probably know Japan dates it's coinage according to the reign (era ) of the Emperor. You, also, probably know Oriental (including China and Japan) nations' numerical systems read right to left, Do you know each ruler selects a special reference name for his ruling era? Do you know Emperor Mutsuhito ruled Japan for 45 years (1867-1912) and choose the name [I]Meiji[/I] for his era? Do you know Yoshohito replaced Mutsuhito, reigned for 15 years (1912-26) and selected [I]Taisho [/I]as the name of his era? You probably know Hirohito became Emperor in 1926 and lead the nation until 1989 (64 years), but do you know he called his era [I]Showa[/I]? Do you know, because of worldwide influences, in the 23rd year of his rule ([I]Showa [/I]year 23 - Western year 1948) he authorized changing the reading of the Japanese date to the Western style left to right? r to l: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/97-38&desc=Japan%20y38%201%20Yen%20(1914"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/97-38&desc=Japan%20y38%201%20Yen%20(1914[/URL]) l to r: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/97-70&desc=Japan%20y70%201%20Yen%20(191950"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/97-70&desc=Japan%20y70%201%20Yen%20(191950[/URL]) Do you know the first Japanese proof coinage was struck under his authorization in 1987 ([I]Showa [/I]year 62)? Do you know Akahito became Japan's Emperor in 1989 and he picked [I]Heisei[/I] and the current year 2006 is [I]Heisei [/I]17? Do you know Japan struck 1,500 platinum 10 Momme bullion coins in [I]Showa [/I]year 12 (1937)? Do you know since every 20th Century Japanese coin bears the legend [I]Dai Nippon [/I](Great Japan) on it? Do you know, besides the official Japanese government's coinage, many provinces' shoguns issued their own coins? [B]HERE'S SOMETHING NON-NUMISMATIIC YOU SHOULD LEARN:[/B] [B][I][U][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5][COLOR=#7f0000]December 23 Is Emperor Akihito's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi):[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/U][/I][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4][COLOR=#7f0000]In Japan the birthday of the current emperor is always a national holiday. If the emperor changes, the national holiday changes to the birthday date of the new emperor.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4][COLOR=#7f0000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] A new leader is being sworn in as the new ruler of Japan. Anyone know his name and what his "era" will be named? Clinker[/QUOTE]
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