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A sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum flower seen from directly above.
Also known as: Kikumon, Imperial Seal of Japan, Chrysanthemum crest, Sixteen-petal flower
The sixteen-petal chrysanthemum is the crest of the Japanese Imperial House, and Japan has no legally adopted national coat of arms — the chrysanthemum serves in that role by long practice rather than by statute. It appears on Japanese passports and on diplomatic missions.
Denotes the Japanese Imperial House, drawn as a chrysanthemum with sixteen petals visible from above.
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Serves as Japan's de facto national emblem: the 1999 Act on the National Flag and Anthem specifies the flag and anthem only, and no statute adopts a coat of arms.
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Appears on the cover of the Japanese passport in a sixteen-petal single-layer form, distinct from the double-layer thirty-two-petal imperial version.
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A circular flower seen face-on, with sixteen rounded petals radiating evenly from a small central disc.