--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/LocalDate.java	2015-11-12 20:57:39.862677000 +0300
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/LocalDate.java	2015-11-12 20:57:39.628677000 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDate;
-import java.time.chrono.Era;
+import java.time.chrono.IsoEra;
 import java.time.chrono.IsoChronology;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
@@ -712,15 +712,12 @@
      * Users of this class should typically ignore this method as it exists primarily
      * to fulfill the {@link ChronoLocalDate} contract where it is necessary to support
      * the Japanese calendar system.
-     * <p>
-     * The returned era will be a singleton capable of being compared with the constants
-     * in {@link IsoChronology} using the {@code ==} operator.
      *
      * @return the {@code IsoChronology} era constant applicable at this date, not null
      */
     @Override // override for Javadoc
-    public Era getEra() {
-        return ChronoLocalDate.super.getEra();
+    public IsoEra getEra() {
+        return (getYear() >= 1 ? IsoEra.CE : IsoEra.BCE);
     }
 
     /**
--- old/test/java/time/tck/java/time/TCKLocalDate.java	2015-11-12 20:57:40.458677000 +0300
+++ new/test/java/time/tck/java/time/TCKLocalDate.java	2015-11-12 20:57:40.262677000 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.time.chrono.IsoChronology;
+import java.time.chrono.IsoEra;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;
@@ -2285,4 +2286,13 @@
         return LocalDate.of(year, month, day);
     }
 
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // getEra()
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------  
+    @Test
+    private void test_getEra(){
+        IsoEra isoEra = LocalDate.MAX.getEra();
+        assertSame(isoEra,IsoEra.CE);
+        assertSame(LocalDate.MIN.getEra(),IsoEra.BCE);
+    } 
 }