▁as ▁" year ▁ 1 2 " ▁or ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Co in ▁patterns ▁that ▁include ▁examples ▁struck ▁on ▁por cel ain ▁are ▁not ▁included ▁here ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁never ▁issued ▁for ▁circul ation . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁how ▁many ▁uno fficial ▁locally ▁made ▁cl ay ▁b aked ▁co ins ▁circul ated . ▁ ▁" Year " ▁ ← ▁" Number ▁representing ▁year ▁of ▁reign " ▁ ← ▁" Em per ors ▁name " ▁( Ex : ▁ 年 ▁ ← ▁ 二 十 ▁ ← ▁ 和 昭 ) ▁ ▁We ight ▁and ▁size ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Co ins ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : J apan ese ▁sen ▁Category : T en - base - unit ▁co ins <0x0A> </s> ▁Mem ▁Sh annon ▁( born ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁United ▁States ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁bl ues ▁music ian . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁signed ▁to ▁Toronto ' s ▁Northern Bl ues ▁Music . ▁Sh annon ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁tax i - c ab ▁driver ▁turned ▁bl ues man . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sh annon ▁played ▁both ▁clar inet ▁and ▁guitar ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen , ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁bl ues ▁records . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁started ▁seriously ▁pract icing ▁only ▁after ▁seeing ▁B . B . ▁King . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁After ▁playing ▁in ▁local ▁bands ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁enjo