1907 JP 1907 JAPAN Emperor MEIJI Flower Large Antique AR 50 Yen Good Uncertified

1907 JAPAN Emperor MEIJI Flower Large Antique Silver 50 Yen Japanese Coin i97888 i97888 Authentic Coin of:Japan under Meiji - Emperor of Japan: 3 February 1867 - 30 July 19121907 Yr. 40 Silver 50 Yen 26mm (10.09 grams) 0.800 Silver (0.2598 oz. ASW)Reference: Y# 31 , Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms Emperor's Royal Seal) at the top. On either side of the value are branches of Paulownia Flower (left) and Chrysanthemum Flower (Right) 50 SEN , Radiant sun surrounded by a ring of sakuras and text.You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.Emperor Meiji ( Meiji-tenn, 3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912), or Meiji the Great ( Meiji-taitei), was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death on 30 July 1912. He presided over the Meiji period, a time of rapid change that witnessed the Empire of Japan rapidly transform from an isolationist feudal state to an industrialized world power. At the time of Emperor Meiji's birth in 1852, Japan was an isolated, pre-industrial, feudal country dominated by the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimys, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains. By the time of his death in 1912, Japan had undergone a political, social, and industrial revolution at home and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. The New York Times summed up this transformation at his funeral in 1912 with the words: "the contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking indeed. Before it went old Japan; after it came new Japan." Since the modern era, deceased Emperors of Japan have been given a posthumous name, which is the name of the era coinciding wit

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