featuring the year of the dog (戌). The plate has a white background with the year "1994" printed at the top in red. In the center, there are two children dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, surrounded by several dogs. Around the edge of the plate, there are twelve small calendar grids, one for each month of the year. These grids are in green and white, with the numbers of the days printed in black. The Japanese character for "dog" (戌) is prominently displayed in gold above the children.