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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P016
Topsun · blue / NO NUMBER
- Recorded date / context
- 1997 · EXACT DATE UNKNOWN
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- Non-TCG
- Reverse image
- Variant reference
No number on front; BLUE reverse. 1995 copyright is not a release date.
History & distribution
The 1995 copyright line is not the release year.
A 1997 licensing/release context is established; exact months and the full prism-pattern inventory remain open.
Front and back must both be checked.
Identification & variants
- Blue back, no number
Understanding the date
1997 · EXACT DATE UNKNOWN
Timing unresolved. Public release / distribution. This entry is filed under its catalog year; its position does not establish an exact printing or public-release date.
Reverse & image provenance
Variant reference. Blue/green Topsun reverse comparison photographed alongside the corresponding front comparison. The archive displays the relevant reverse area; see the complete source photograph for context.
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