Keywords: 1872 Japanese silver yen reverse.png A Japanese silver one yen piece of 1870 even though the file name says 1872 another image Image 1872 Japanese silver yen both png that contains this image says 明治三年 on the other side which translates to Meiji year 3 that is 1870 Weight 866 fineness 900 Value 4s 2d Reverse shown Engraving from the article Recent Coinage of the World in the Companion to the British Almanac of 1874 1874 Name of coin designer or engraver not known PD-old 1 yen silver coins 1870 |