日本大正五年五钱铜镍样币。大阪造币厂。 卷轴型花饰。试样，次年该设计获採纳於流通币上。 罕见的 样币，NGC冠军分孤品，PCGS亦评有一枚，得分SPECIMEN-61。币面光亮，设计美轮美奐，宛如画作。 JAPAN. Copper-Nickel 5 Sen Pattern, Year 5 (1916). Osaka Mint. Yoshihito (Taisho). NGC MS-64. KM-Pn44; JNDA-01-38 (circulation strike); JC-09-38 (same); Jacobs/Vermeule-V119; Bank of Japan Collection-41. Variety without flower insets within cartouche surrounding central hole. A trial piece for a design that was adopted for general circulation the next year, this RARE pattern is the only of its type certified by NGC, with one additional example, an SPECIMEN-61, being certified by PCGS. The luminous surfaces provide a perfect canvas for the intricately interlaced design elements. <em>Its interesting to note that the Norman Jacobs Collection, when it was dispersed in 2011, contained an example that was cataloged as only XF-AU, and which had visible streaks in the planchet. </em><em>Given Jacobs’ access to mid-Taisho era patterns during his pres</em><em>ence in Japan in the 1940s, this suggests an inability to locate a better example in that day. In turn, it highlights the exceptional elusiveness of the present example in this lovely near-Gem quality.</em>
