▁( last ) ▁year ▁of ▁Ta ish ō ' s ▁reign . ▁The ▁dates ▁all ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁symbol ▁ 大 正 ▁( T a ish ō ), ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁the ▁coin ▁was ▁mint ed . ▁Each ▁coin ▁is ▁read ▁clock wise ▁from ▁right ▁to ▁left , ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁example ▁used ▁below ▁" 四 " ▁would ▁read ▁as ▁" year ▁ 4 " ▁or ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Ten ▁sen ▁co ins ▁dated ▁year ▁ 7 ▁( 1 9 1 8 ) ▁are ▁rare , ▁one ▁such ▁coin ▁in ▁about ▁un cir cul ated ▁condition ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 1 1 , 5 0 0 ▁US D ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁" Year " ▁ ← ▁" Number ▁representing ▁year ▁of ▁reign " ▁ ← ▁" Em per ors ▁name " ▁( Ex : ▁ 年 ▁ ← ▁ 四 ▁ ← ▁ 正 大 ) ▁ ▁Sh ō wa ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁circul ation ▁figures ▁for ▁ten ▁sen ▁co ins ▁that ▁were ▁mint ed ▁between ▁the ▁ 2 nd , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁year ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Sh ō wa ' s ▁reign . ▁The ▁dates ▁all ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁symbol ▁ 昭 和 ▁( Sh ō wa ), ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁the ▁coin ▁was ▁mint ed . ▁Each ▁coin ▁is ▁read ▁clock wise ▁from ▁right ▁to ▁left , ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁example ▁used ▁below ▁" 二 十 " ▁ ▁would ▁read