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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, gilt bronze medal, year 3 (1914). AU

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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, gilt bronze medal, year 3 (1914). AU
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JAPAN: Taisho, 1912-1926, gilt bronze medal, year 3 (1914), Zeno-207140, 55mm, gilt bronze or base metal medal, commemorating the 10th Nation Wide Special Local Products Fair in Nara, which took place in November 1914, two deer in front of what is presumably the exposition hall // character for "Award" in center, inscription above "2574 year [from] beginning of an era (i.e., Jimmu Emperor Era)", Taisho era date below, some small black adhesions on the edge, some minor black streaking, but otherwise lovely with the gilding intact, About Unc, R. According to legend, the god Takemikazuchi arrived in Nara on a white deer to protect the newly built capital. Since then the deer have been revered as sacred animals, protecting the city and the country. To this day tame deer roam throughout much of the city.