The 10th Anniversary of Imperial Enthronement


C1773:
Kiritake patterns
C1774:
Phoenix patterns
Issue The 10th Anniversary of Imperial Enthronement
Date of Issue 12 November 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination 80 yen x 2
Quantity 39,900,000 copies
(2,850,000 sheets)		 39,900,000 copies
(2,850,000 sheets)
Designs C1773: Kiritake
(paulownia and bamboo)
patterns		 C1774: Hou-ou
(Phoenix)
patterns
Image Area C1773:
45.0 x 27.0 millimeters
(diagonal lengths
of the lozenge)		 C1774:
45.0 x 27.0 millimeters
(diagonal lengths
of the lozenge)
Printing Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet 14 stamps
(Picture of the sheet)
(Five each in the upper
and lower rows
plus four in the middle)		 14 stamps
(Picture of the sheet)
(Five each in the upper
and lower rows
plus four in the middle)
Photographer Hayashi Youichi
Designer Morita Motoharu
First Day of
Issue Postmark		 Tokyo Central Post Office

The 10th Anniversary of Imperial Enthronement
Souvenir Sheet

C1775: the souvenir sheet, 160 yen


Issue The 10th Anniversary of Imperial Enthronement
Date of Issue 12 November 1999 (Heisei 11)
Stamps C1773 and C1774
(80 yen x 2)
Price 160 yen
Quantity 5,000,000 copies

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) and SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Imperial Enthronement, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued two stamps and a souvenir sheet. The stamps (C1773-1774) depict the patterns of the costumes of Gagaku, Japanese court music. On the sheet margins, a part of "Nishiki-kachou," auspicious painting, is shown.
The souvenir sheet (C1775) depicts a phoenix and chrysanthemums, which are taken from "Nishiki-kachou," auspicious painting.