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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, AE medal (52.01g), year 4 (1915), AU

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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, AE medal (52.01g), year 4 (1915), AU
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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, AE medal (52.01g), year 4 (1915), 48mm bronze medal for the Grand Coronation Commemorative Kyoto Exhibition; Kujitai Tensho script Dosho "Bronze Prize,", with paulownia wooden box with inked inscription atop, AU. The depiction is of a tall, monumental tower structure topped with an ornate finial that resembles a bird or stylized phoenix, the base of the monument is bordered by detailed relief carvings of blooming flowers, at right are clusters of five-petaled flowers strongly resemble cherry blossoms (Sakura), while the stylized flowers on the left side appear to be chrysanthemums, the backdrop contains rolling hills and stylized clouds under a circular emblem in the upper right with a distinct diamond accent shape sits at the very bottom edge of the frame // upper inscription in central element reads Daiten Kinen Kyoto Hakurankai (Grand Coronation Commemorative Kyoto Exhibition), and Taisho Yonen (Taisho Year 4) below, The Four Mythological Beasts (Shijin) around, at Top (Vermilion Bird / Suzaku): A soaring phoenix-like bird representing the south and the summer season at Right (White Tiger / Byakko): A leaping tiger representing the west and the autumn season, at Bottom (Black Tortoise / Genbu): A tortoise entwined with a serpent, representing the north and the winter season, and at Left (Azure Dragon / Seiryu): A serpentine dragon representing the east and the spring season.