File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg

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DescriptionImperial Seal of Japan.svg	العربية: ختم إمبراطور اليابان. 日本語: 菊花紋章 Deutsch: Nationales und Kaiserliches Siegel Japans Eesti: Jaapani vapp English: Imperial Seal of Japan Español: Sello imperial de Japón Français : Sceau impérial du Japon Magyar: Japán címere Italiano: Stemma imperiale del Giappone Монгол: Япон эзэн хааны сүлд Português: Selo Imperial do Japão Русский: Императорская печать Японии Slovenščina: Državni grb Japonske Українська: Емблема Імператора Японії Tiếng Việt: 國徽日本 / Quốc huy Nhật Bản
Date	7 January 2006
Source	Inspired by File:Japan coa kiku.png
Author	Philip Nilsson
Other versions	Imperial seal of Japan.png Japanese Imperial Seal.svg Japan coa kiku.png
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This seal was created with a text editor.

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File history

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Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
03:52, 20 January 2011	940 × 940 (4 KB)	Fry1989	margins
04:36, 8 March 2010	1,000 × 1,000 (833 bytes)	CryptoQuick	Reverted to the last optimized file, then added the minor changes of the large file that had been edited by Inkscape.
16:41, 11 September 2009	1,000 × 1,000 (7 KB)	Zscout370	The stroke size bothered me, so reduced it to match what I see on government documents and coins, such as http://www.mint.go.jp/imperial/index.html
20:35, 6 December 2008	1,000 × 1,000 (808 bytes)	Penubag	The previous revision looks more gold than the brownish one
17:39, 2 December 2008	1,000 × 1,000 (3 KB)	Eurodollers	Reverted to version as of 05:06, 3 November 2008, Alex Tora haven't placed any reason. Plaease refer Japanese passport and the Imperial Seal of Emperor's car.
04:23, 4 November 2008	1,000 × 1,000 (808 bytes)	Alex Tora	Reverted to version as of 20:46, 8 December 2006
05:06, 3 November 2008	1,000 × 1,000 (3 KB)	Eurodollers	It's rather Gold. Refer Imperial flag or Japanese passport.
20:46, 8 December 2006	1,000 × 1,000 (808 bytes)	Ryuu	Przywrócono starszą wersję
20:45, 8 December 2006	1,000 × 1,000 (814 bytes)	Ryuu	Przywrócono starszą wersję
12:51, 7 December 2006	1,000 × 1,000 (808 bytes)	Pixeltoo