Obverse Image: Entwined dragon surrounded by a pearled border with Kanji and English text.
Obverse Text: Romanization: MEIJI / JU / DAI / NIHON / 1/2 / SEN (Translation: Year 10 of Meiji Great Japan 1/2 Sen)
Reverse Image: Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor's Royal Seal), Branches of Paulownia Flower (Heart shaped leaf) and Chrysanthemum Flower on either side of the value.
Reverse Text: Romanization: NI / HYAKU / MAI / ? / ICHI / EN / HAN / SEN (Translation: 200 sheets equal 1 Yen, half Sen).
Obverse Image: Four Chinese characters within a beaded ring, in the outer circle above are six Chinese characters, in the outer circle below are four Chinese characters.
Obverse Text: Translation: Ta Ching Gold Coin, / Made (during) the Kuang Hsu (regime) in the year of Guang XU (1906) / Kuping (weight) 1 Tael.
Reverse Image: Large dragon approaching surrounded by clouds.
Obverse Image: Four (4) stamps of the Pawlonia seal of the Tokugawas, india ink chaligraphy of the Goto family and mint master.
Obverse Text:
Reverse Image: Two (2) Pawlonia seals of the Tokugawas and the Goto family mark, and the initials of three die masters in triangular form in the lower left hand corner.
Small seashells have many characteristics that make them ideal monetary objects. They are durable, portable, and difficult to imitate. One species of cowrie shell is known as the money shell because it was used so widely for this purpose. Shells circulated as a medium of exchange in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and North America.
Obverse Image: A fan-shaped Kiri crest, a square panel with the value, a square panel with the signature of the Mint Official, and another fan-shaped Kiri crest.
Obverse Text: Romanization: GO / RYO / MITSU / TSUGU (Translation: One ryo, MitsuTsugu)
Reverse Image: Butter-fly-like signature, and various other characters, the stamps of mint officials.
Obverse Image: Circling dragon in a pearled border with Kanji surrounding.
Obverse Text: Romanization: MEIJI / GO / NEN / DAI / NIHON / GO / EN (Translation: Meiji year 5, Great Japan, 5 yen).
Reverse Image: A sunburst surrounded by a wreath and superimposed over the Yata no Kagami sacred mirror, a part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan; two crossing poles, which each hold up a Japanese war banner extending to the left and right sides of the reverse; above is the Imperial Seal of Japan, a stylized chrysanthemum flower; beneath is the Government Seal of Japan, paulownia flower.
Obverse Image: Front facing portrait of Tang Jiyao with Orthodox text above him.
Obverse Text: Romanization:TANG / CHANG / CHUN / FU / WU / CHUN
Reverse Image: Two flags with tassels below, star above and "1" below in a pearled circle; surrounging is Orthodox text and two stars all in a second pearled circle.
Reverse Text: Romanization: PI / CHIN / NIEN / CHI / HO / KUNG / HU / YUNG / TANG / YIN / PI / WU / YUAN
Obverse Image: Denomination surrounded by Kanji text.
Obverse Text: Romanization: MEIJI / SHI / NEN / DAI / NIHON / 1 / YEN (Translation: Year 4 of Meiji Great Japan 1 Yen).
Reverse Image: Radiant sun surrounded by a wreath, with the chrysanthemum emblem (a symbol of the Japanese Imperial Family) flanked by two seals of the Japanese government.
Obverse Image: Front facing portrait of Tang Jiyao with Orthodox text above him.
Obverse Text: Romanization:TANG / CHANG / CHUN / FU / WU / CHUN
Reverse Image: Two flags with tassels below, star above and "1" below in a pearled circle; surrounging is Orthodox text and two stars all in a second pearled circle.
Reverse Text: Romanization: PI / CHIN / NIEN / CHI / HO / KUNG / HU / YUNG / TANG / YIN / PI / WU / YUAN