, ▁al umin ium ▁co ins ▁were ▁produced ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁into ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁final ▁ten - sen ▁co ins ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁were ▁eventually ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁circul ation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁Cir cul ation ▁figures ▁ ▁Me iji ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁circul ation ▁figures ▁for ▁ten ▁sen ▁co ins ▁that ▁were ▁mint ed ▁between ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁year ▁of ▁Me iji ' s ▁reign . ▁The ▁dates ▁all ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁symbol ▁ 明 治 ▁( Me iji ), ▁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 三 " ▁would ▁read ▁as ▁" year ▁ 3 2 " ▁or ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁mint ages ▁included ▁cover ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁variety ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁coin . ▁ ▁" Year " ▁ ← ▁" Number ▁representing ▁year ▁of ▁reign " ▁ ← ▁" Em per ors ▁name " ▁( Ex : ▁ 年 ▁ ← ▁ 二 十 三 ▁ ← ▁ 治 明 ) ▁ ▁Ta ish ō ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁circul ation ▁figures ▁for ▁ten ▁sen ▁co ins ▁that ▁were ▁mint ed ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 5 th